#700: The Rider

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cfsra0is5xode2inrpj1vjcq18n#700 – The Rider, 2017, Chloé Zhao
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Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over, after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. Back home on the Pine Ridge Reservation, with little desire or alternatives for a different way of life, Brady’s sense of inadequacy mounts as he is unable to ride or rodeo – the essentials of being a cowboy. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.

#701: La Ciénaga

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evxfdstgfdqlx9vtczchhuztjch#701 – La Ciénaga, 2001, Lucrecia Martel
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Chekhov in contemporary Argentina. Mecha and Gregorio are at their rundown country place near La Ciénaga with their teen children. It’s hot. The adults drink constantly; Mecha cuts herself, engendering a trip to the hospital and a visit from her son José. A cousin, Tali, brings her children. The kids are on their own, sunbathing by the filthy pool, dancing in town, running in the hills with shotguns, driving cars without licenses. One of the teen girls loves Isabel, a family servant constantly accused of stealing. Mother and son, son and sisters, teen and Isabel are in each other’s beds and bathrooms with a creepy intimacy. With no adults paying attention, who’s at risk?

#703: Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

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5jyzfykbwreaq41wfhqxgoznpwv#703 – Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion, (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 THE END OF EVANGELION), 1997, Kazuya Tsurumaki & Hideaki Anno
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The second of two theatrically released follow-ups to the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. Comprising of two alternate episodes which were first intended to take the place of episodes 25 and 26, this finale answers many of the questions surrounding the series, while also opening up some new possibilities.

#708: The Ball at the Anjo House

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leu2uocazqgjsgtbcncl8xsusmr#708 – The Ball at the Anjo House, (安城家の舞踏会), 1947, Kôzaburô Yoshimura
Japan

After Japan’s loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly grieves for his defeated father and the values that the war destroyed, while the daughter tries to prevent father from taking his life and to find her own place in the new Japan.