From: Cameron Otsuka <cameron@otsuka.haus>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:05:17 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: add the pianist, boiling point reviews
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add the pianist, boiling point reviews
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diff --git a/content/reviews/boiling-point.md b/content/reviews/boiling-point.md
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+category: movie
+title: Boiling Point
+date: 2026-04-11
+modified: 2026-04-11
+rating: 4
+posse:
+  Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/cotsuka/film/boiling-point-2021/
+---
+
+- failure of leadership across so many areas, it's hard for me to care about the main character beyond noting he's massively out of his depth
+- single take through the entire movie it seems, which kept me in the scene and flowing from shot to shot
diff --git a/content/reviews/the-pianist.md b/content/reviews/the-pianist.md
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+category: movie
+title: The Pianist
+date: 2026-04-11
+modified: 2026-04-11
+rating: 4
+posse:
+  Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/cotsuka/film/the-pianist/
+---
+
+- surviving the war comes down to luck across so many circumstances
+- multiple shots are lit and framed like photography. scenes with szpilman's family looking out the window come to mind