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Bacurau (2019)
Resists easy explanation
I suppose you'd term this a western of sorts. Taking place in a small village of bacurau, this film traverses multiple potential directions but never seems to fully lean into one of those directions before shifting into another one that all somehow returns to the village itself as a guiding star.
A lot of people seem to see ideology behind this film, but I don't see that. All I see is Bacurau, a small place that isn't perfect but will defend itself as necessary. Sometimes life is tough, but they look out for each other. The tone it strikes I can't quite ascertain, but I enjoyed it throughout.
The Triangle (2016)
Half of a movie
This film does a great job of building atmosphere and giving you characters that feel real-ish.
Then it gives you like a quarter of a plot and some hints and ultimately goes nowhere. It also really drags in pacing as time goes on. Potential squandered.