aamaya

aamaya

Favorite films

  • Billy Elliot
  • Her
  • Black Swan
  • Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

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  • Challengers

    ★★★★½

  • Whiplash

    ★★★★★

  • The Substance

    ★★★★½

  • Juror #2

    ★★★

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  • Challengers

    Challengers

    ★★★★½

    would you rather have her or be who she wants most, who makes her feel most alive?

    would you rather be cherished or understood?

    could u ever live alongside what should’ve been your own success? 

    I rewatched at home and must say it felt wayyy better in theaters with the full sound and everything, but great nonetheless <3 def will come back to it more in the future

  • Whiplash

    Whiplash

    ★★★★★

    LOVEEEE IT

    every time i rewatch this i feel the same thrill for it i had the first time 

    it’s like im there!!!

    captures the feelings of needing to strive for perfection so badly you’re willing to die for it, and when you’re young (and have mentors this intense) you really do feel that way 

    it’s horrible and beautiful and concerning and gratifying all the same

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  • Babygirl

    Babygirl

    ★★★

    i can love a concept and still be disappointed by the delivery...

    unfortunately what i appreciated in the storyline in the first half unraveled poorly in the second.

    about nicole's character — so she knows exactly what she wants to the point of knowing what to look for in p*rn and also to outwardly ask for it from her husband, yet, when presented with it in real life she is so taken aback, confused, and distraught she doesn't know how…

  • The Starling Girl

    The Starling Girl

    ★★★★★

    probably the best i’ve seen this year so far - SO much to love

    this is EXACTLY what it feels like to go from “holy” to completely “ruined.” it happens in the blink of an eye and often feels like its been ripped away from you without you even meaning to. 

    amazing performance from Eliza as always. i watch everything she is in and she continues to deliver beautiful, heartfelt, believable characters. 

    appreciate the nuance in the “is it real,…

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