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Le bleu du caftan (2022)
A Moroccan masterpiece
I would like to start by saying how great the actors were. The movie basically focuses on 3 characters and most of the scenes were either at the shop or the house, and there is not much dialogue but the movie never felt too slow mainly because of the amazing performance by the lead actors. The actor who played Halim did much of the heavy lifting, he doesn't say much but in every scene his eyes speak a thousand words, also I didn't even realize that he's not Moroccan until after two thirds of the movie when I suddenly realized something is not right with his accent, so on top of the award worthy performance he did a great job in that regard as it's very hard for other Arabs to imitate the Moroccan accent.
There is a sub-theme about how hand crafting caftans is a dying art as it's expensive and time consuming and how people today prefer to get it machine sewed. They handled this topic with so much care albeit a bit too niche but it served to make us like the characters more and appreciate their dedication to such a beautiful craftmanship.
All in all, I went into this movie with very high expectations and was not let let down. 10/10.
Succession: Tailgate Party (2023)
Mindblowing
So much has happened this episode, a lot of events to drive the plot forward and so many people making moves but the centerpiece definitely is the argument between Shiv and Tom. The episode was great up until that point then out of nowhere the episode exceeded all my expectations.
That fight was absolutely heartbreaking, watching two people that just cannot seem to figure out how to navigate their relationship suddenly destroy their relationship beyond repair. My favorite plotline of the season is the whole will they won't they between the two and after this episode I just don't see them making it work and I actually feel so sad for both of them.
Finally, the plot twist that Ken came up with took me by surprise as I did not see that coming, if he pulls it out then he will finally show that he has what it takes by doing something even his father couldn't.