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Favorite films

  • Before Sunrise
  • Barry Lyndon
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Boogie Nights

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  • The Lover

    ★½

  • Memories of Murder

    ★★★★½

  • The Brothers Bloom

    ★★★

  • The Hours

    ★★★½

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  • Melancholia

    Melancholia

    ★★★★★

    Depression has to be one of the most physically tangible mental illnesses.

    Time takes on a transcendent feeling—in the most abnormal, unsettling way. Your body is burdened with an otherworldly weight; lifting one foot sometimes feels impossible, as if you’re aware of every nerve and joint in your body, how they connect, and your inability to make them operate in tandem. 

    When you turn to the things that you’ve always been able to count on to bring you joy—the smallest…

  • Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

    ★★★★★

    Saw this in theaters, and beforehand a guy who worked there gave us a little presentation with some fun facts about the film and the actors who starred in it. So that was really wonderful! It’s been so lovely seeing these classic movies in theaters :’)

    I can’t wait to get into this one. The visual style and cinematography are like something I’ve never seen. Kubrick's attention to detail is clear in every frame, from the painstakingly composed candle-lit scenes…

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  • The Lover

    The Lover

    ★½

    I didn’t find this worth finishing.
    Let me start by saying, I made this mistake of starting this on a plane (genuinely wtf was I thinking). But even trying to continue a couple of days later felt pointless. I can’t fathom why this movie was made. The biggest reasoning I can give for that is to point to my recent review of the book. Here's a little excerpt from it:

    “I can see how the subject matter here can throw…

  • Memories of Murder

    Memories of Murder

    ★★★★½

    drop kicks and ensemble shots are all i need baby

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  • Showgirls

    Showgirls

    ★★★★★

    January 2024 Scavenger Hunt 6/31
    Watch a movie with David Bowie in the soundtrack.

    UMMMMM YEAH. just sat in awe open mouthed smiling at the theater screen after this ended. oh my GOD. oh my god i love women oh my god.

  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    feeling uneasy about the fact that the guy two seats away from me who laughed when they machine gun massacred the baby alien is just out there roaming in the world now. anyways robert pattinson was great and mark ruffalo too.