Alexandra Pagano

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I love thinking about why a story begins where it does.

Favorite films

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • The Holy Mountain
  • A Woman Under the Influence
  • Les Misérables

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  • The Queen's Gambit

    ★★★★

  • Death to Smoochy

    ★★

  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    ★★★★★

  • Interstellar

    ★★★★★

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  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    ★★★★★

    Lemme finger your armpit real quick. 
    This movie feels like a warm bath. 
    “Don’t regret, remember.”
    Two lovers so immensely present with each other that time shifts to cater to their needs. Eyes don’t blink, breath stands still; the rules bend for them. Anything to prevent losing grasp of one another. Haunted by the ghost of the present, “turn around”, we turn away from the constant reminder that even the brightest burliest flame will, although stubbornly, fizzle into a fading…

  • Interstellar

    Interstellar

    ★★★★★

    Seeing this in IMAX truly felt like one of the highlights of my life. I’m a sucker for sappy Nolan. I could go on and onnnnnnnnnn. Yes, there are some uneven/neglected parts regarding the literal science of it all but you gotta choose to let go into the magical fantasy and not take it too seriously. The sound design really stood out to me this time around. A steady flow of vibrations, roars, and sometimes total silence became characters of…

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