Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Still Walking 2008

  ★★★★★ Watched 08 Feb 2025

  butterflies come back, perhaps yellowed. one of these days, anything might return to the abyss of memory. the name of a sumo wrestler, a song, the pain of loss, or a longing for corn. still, remembered. still walking.

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  Crossing 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 07 Feb 2025

  “It seems Istanbul is a place where people come to disappear”

  The emotional complexity of this movie, the musical choices (the amount of Sezen Aksu), little materialities of remembering, the ferry, the seagulls, and one of many Istanbuls living in the city

Popular reviews

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  Time to Love 1965

  ★★★★ Watched 11 Mar 2023

  A cinematographic masterpiece set in The Prince Islands of Istanbul, the most romantic place in the entire world I would argue, Sevmek Zamanı depicts love in the purest form. Questioning the relationship of the lover to the object of love, and the rights they have over each other, Sevmek Zamanı offers a simple yet eloquent story.

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  À tout de suite 2004

  ★★★½ Watched 18 Mar 2023

  Not that deep, not that it has to be, À Tout de Suite manages to convey the aesthetics of love and longing in its simplicity.