DavidVa

DavidVa

Favorite films

  • The Spirit of the Beehive
  • The Substance
  • The Brutalist
  • Nickel Boys

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  • What Have I Done to Deserve This?

    ★★★★½

  • Everything Everywhere All at Once

    ★★★½

  • Rush Hour

    ★★½

  • Venom: The Last Dance

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  • What Have I Done to Deserve This?

    What Have I Done to Deserve This?

    ★★★★½

    On paper, there is so much that shouldn’t have worked about ¿Que he hecho yo para merecer esto? but oddly enough almost every single detail makes this film brilliant due to the work put in by the crew and cast. Pedro Almodóvar made a breakthrough in the Spanish film scene with little to no formal filmmaking experience, which led him down a unique way of filmmaking in his early work that is so well done. The melodrama, absurdity, and framing…

  • Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Everything Everywhere All at Once

    ★★★½

    The Daniel’s were able to make a film that is very ambitious and entertaining with Everything Everywhere All at Once. It’s very clear that plenty of care was put into the technical elements, especially the editing and cinematography. Their style fits well with the dynamic action sequences albeit their overuse of slow mo was a bit distracting at points. It’s just an all around visually and sonically stimulating viewing, which kept me entertained.

    All the performances were amazing and their…

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  • The Spirit of the Beehive

    The Spirit of the Beehive

    ★★★★★

    Absolutely blown away by this. A masterpiece done by Victor Erice that is purposefully ambiguous in nature to blur the line between fact and fiction as traumas of war and fascism come to haunt Spain after the Civil War. I adore how every scene is framed with purpose and without explicitly explaining anything. It is a great experience that allows the viewer to get lost in a fairy tale (but real life) through the eyes of Ana and her journey.…

  • The Hunt

    The Hunt

    ★★★½

    Great film with a lot to admire! Clear standout for me is the use of camerawork and framing of each scene. The acting is pretty solid and I really love how the dynamics are written among characters. It’s pretty well layered with themes while keeping a clear vision and direction.

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