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5solenoids

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Favorite films

  • Hobo with a Shotgun
  • Victoria
  • American Psycho II: All American Girl
  • Cheburashka

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  • Man on the Moon

    ★★★★

  • Pretty Boy Detective Club

    ★★

  • Puella Magi Madoka Magica

    ★★★★★

  • Bakemonogatari

    ★★★★

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  • Man on the Moon

    Man on the Moon

    ★★★★

    I like the REM song and the album it's on. This movie is very good. Strong narrative, good comedy, great ending. That album gives me dreadful ennui though and Andy Kaufman's life makes me cry.

  • Pretty Boy Detective Club

    Pretty Boy Detective Club

    ★★

    I did not care for bishounen tanteidan. Shaft became addicted to not drawing background characters and making surreal environments that fill you with ennui and I'm not sure this is the right show for that. This should have been fun and it was beautiful but it also was eerie.

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  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★

    I have a friend who is like if you combined Igor (sensitive young man) with Ivan (the vaping, wealthy Russian family, and lack of US citizenship). I hope he's doing well.
    My uncle(not actually uncle) Misha who died during Covid looked a lot like Igor also. Drove an old Jaguar for a few years. It was weird to see a movie so often in and around Coney Island. Like woah I've stayed there with Russian family friends..
    I really liked this movie but expected not to. The ending was really beautiful honestly and bizarrely heartfelt.

  • The Killing of a Sacred Ant

    The Killing of a Sacred Ant

    ★★★★★

    When I heard the sequel for The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) was not going to be directed by Yorgos 🐜Anthimos, I'll admit, I was apprehensive. After🐜watching this film, my doubts have been completely squashed. Writer an(t)d Director An(t)drew Ma ups the ante and addresses the main concern audiences had with the original film:🐜The lack of screen-time for the deer in the title.
    This is done masterfully. The ants are front and center in this 🐜movie. These perfectly written…

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