Alucarda

Alucarda

this website makes me feel invisible , but it’s good to keep track of what movies I wanna watch , I guess

Favorite films

  • The NeverEnding Story
  • Maurice
  • Phantom of the Paradise
  • Withnail & I

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  • Voyage of the Sarimanok

  • Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

    ★★★★★

  • Silvestre

    ★★★½

  • Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

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  • Voyage of the Sarimanok

    Voyage of the Sarimanok

    A bit of an anticlimactic ending, but I read that was because the camera crew got lost before they could capture the arrival to Madagascar (?) .

    Very quiet and comforting, in spite of the constant threat of the boat falling to pieces. Bob's feelings for his crew and lost friend are palpable and moving. Makes me want to read his memoirs about this journey, which seem more densely packed with adventure- this short documentary focuses on the crew's day-to-day.

  • Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

    Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

    ★★★★★

    this is part of the architecture of my brain.

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  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    ★★★★

    beautiful, except for Joanna. yikes

  • Hercules in New York

    Hercules in New York

    This is a gay romantic comedy in which Hercules, played by a baby Schwarzenegger (dubbed Arnold Strong in the credits) in 1969, leaves Olympus (a public park with brick walls) and immediately befriends a nebbishy pretzel salesman, Pretzie. Wacky misunderstandings ensue. Hercules gets a lady love interest, but all the real physicality and romance and chemistry is between him and Pretzie ; if you watch this through to the end, I'm sure you'll be convinced. Pluto makes an appearance as…

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