angela

angela

i watch films to not feel sad and empty
i write reviews sometimes <3

Favorite films

  • An Elephant Sitting Still
  • Moonlight
  • Nickel Boys
  • Talentime

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  • Nickel Boys

    ★★★★★

  • Marry My Dead Body

  • Sing Sing

    ★★★½

  • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

    ★★½

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  • Nickel Boys

    Nickel Boys

    ★★★★★

    a masterpiece on all counts Wow just wow RaMell Ross the genius you are 😭😭😭😭 so beautiful and gutting,, the composition, the editing, the seamless blend of real found footage and narrative, all make for something truly revelatory.

    i love how ephemeral and floaty his eye is which really encapsulates the warmth and pain of remembering

    wow,,

    this should have won best picture, best cinematography and best editing.

    watched w fro 💞

  • Sing Sing

    Sing Sing

    ★★★½

    watched w mum ❤️

    incredible that actual formerly incarcerated people were involved in the making of this film,, what an ode to art and hope,, a simple story but certainly special. 
    rehabilitation through the arts ‼️

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  • Polite Society

    Polite Society

    ★★★★½

    insanely hilarious, stylish, pitch-perfect and never loses its heart. filled with an amazing and knockout cast with a magnetic and committed lead performance by priya kansara. nida manzoor is a genius😌

  • An Elephant Sitting Still

    An Elephant Sitting Still

    ★★★★★

    almost four hours long but i’ve never seen a film use every moment so effectively. an elephant sitting still never feels overindulgent or overly miserable. Instead, we see people struggle to connect, to overcome the cards fate has dealt them and express their love to the people around them.

     trapped in a world where the cycle of hurt and violence is never-ending, director hu bo constantly delivers complexity and ensures that each character is treated with compassion and yet faced…