Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  MaXXXine 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 13 Oct 2024

  so easily pleasurable to the point where i was constantly hungry for more despite the entirety of the film already being several bumps more maximalist and “out there” than most mainstream horror flicks- many thanks to Mia Goth for another bravura lead performance!

  this has garnered a so-so reputation for reasons that i find justifiable (i wasn't initially very fond of the third act myself), but keep in mind that MaXXXine is simply here to flaunt style, gush blood, and…

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  I Saw the TV Glow 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 31 May 2024

  the pinnacle of evocative modern cinema: cold and warm, simultaneously heart-breaking and soul-mending, poignant yet unforgivably silly. an intimate tale of the tragic melancholia that comes packed with a persistent search for an unforeseeable future that is coated over with sumptuous cinematography and profound nostalgia without ever losing sight of its touching core. i was rattled to my core by the time the film came to an end—not by any of the horror, but by the uncanny realism of it…

Popular reviews

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  Tarot 2024

  ★★★ Watched 07 May 2024

  Tarot is campy, cheesy, lackluster, sub-par, and formulaic: and that's everything I wanted from it. i can't be mad if i came for stupid fun and got what i wanted! Avantika was a highlight.

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  Sister Death 2023

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 28 Oct 2023

  “Maybe I only saw what I wanted to see?”

  A genuine masterclass in disturbing imagery and composition: if you're going in and praying for a narrative conveying the same tone as Paco Plaza's already fine Veronica, expect something the complete opposite.

  It's a film that centers itself around an ominous mystery that unravels itself rather slowly for its brief runtime, leaving space to think about the barrage of clues and metaphorical visuals while managing to manage its full potential at…