Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Parenting 2025

  ★★ Watched 15 Mar 2025

  That was kinda fun

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  Ninotchka 1939

  ★★★ Watched 27 Feb 2025

  Anti capitalist Soviet Garbo is sooooo cunty

Popular reviews

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  Memoria 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 29 Jun 2024 1

  “What did you think?”
  “What the hell was Milo thinking?”

  I overheard this exchange between two high school kids in line for the bathroom after the screening…  I presume Milo is their friend who brought them there

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  School in the Crosshairs 1981

  ★★★ Watched 09 Feb 2025

  Saw this as part of the Obayashi retrospective. This is a film about teens at the cusp of adulthood contending with authoritarianism/fascism entering their world through the guise of cram schools and student counsels. Obayashi has a wonderful ability to fully lean into his more gonzo (and admittedly inspired) sensibilities, all the while remaining incredibly earnest, and maintaining an air of innocence amidst some pretty dark themes. It’s ridiculous how well those kids acted (especially Mitamura and Takamizawa) against those janky special effects. The end result is quite charming.