Adam Aarif

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Just trying to see every film past, present, and future before I die

Favorite films

  • All That Heaven Allows
  • After Hours
  • The Night of the Hunter
  • True Grit

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  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    ★★★★½

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    ★★★★★

  • L.A. Confidential

    ★★★★★

  • Empire of the Sun

    ★★½

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  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★★½

    Not to sound too metal but this thing is twisted! 

    Soderbergh is a criminally under appreciated directors. No task, genre or character study ever seems beyond him. And he always seems to unlock the most interesting and stylish way to build a film. 

    I feel like the whole movie comes down to the lighting. It’s a real case of the medium effectively illustrating what the whole movie is about. Characters are consistently contrasting with harsh light that makes it hard…

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  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    ★★★★½

    The real holy grail are the sons we find along the way! 

    The prologue and the tank sequence are cream of the crop in terms of action blockbuster.

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    ★★★★★

    Spielberg, Kubrick, Pinocchio! The big three!

    Bleak bleak stuff going on here!

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    On second watch, this works so nicely! Why on earth would I pick apart a Bong Joon Ho film with an incredible Pattinson performance? This is a jewel in a sea of rocks.

  • Civil War

    Civil War

    ★★★★

    Like a roast beef sandwich in a hamburger box. Not what I thought I was getting into but a really nice result!

    I like that it stays in interesting cool concept zone for the whole time. That sounds back handed but I mean it as complimentary. I actually like that I didn’t receive too much of Garland's political musings the way that Adam McKay would have done with this. 

    Very much like a Hurt Locker meets Last of Us mashup.…