Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Ichi the Killer 2001

  ★★★½ Watched 24 Mar 2025

  i like some fucked up movies but jesus

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  Carol 2015

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 19 Mar 2025

  i watched this 10 years ago and it didn't connect with me. one of the best things about film (and art generally i suppose) is how it grows with you.

  ozu is one of my favorite directors and some of that stems from his mise en scene, long shots with something nearly always in the left foreground. haynes does a similar thing here with every length of shot framed so tightly by foreground objects that nothing ever quite feels comfortable. it leads to beautiful shots and a claustrophobic vibe that permeates the film. a masterpiece.

Popular reviews

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  The Truman Show 1998

  ★★★½ Watched 03 Mar 2025

  the first time i tried to watch this, i was in high school, and 5-10 minutes in, my mom discovered that i had used her credit card for a free trial on a porn site and forgot to cancel before the trial was over. considerably less dramatic this time around

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  Angel Face 1952

  ★★★★ Watched 11 Mar 2025

  maybe the best, most (reasonably) accurate lawyering i've ever seen in a picture