bbrl597

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Favorite films

  • La La Land
  • The Lion King 1½
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • The Substance

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  • Before Sunset

    ★★★★★

  • Before Sunrise

    ★★★★★

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

    ★★★

  • Black Bag

    ★★★½

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  • Before Sunset

    Before Sunset

    ★★★★★

    Name: Before Sunset
    Date: 15/03/25
    Rating: 10/10

    Synopsis: Jesse and Celine have a chance encounter in Paris almost 9 years after they last saw each other. They walk around the city in intellectual conversation with each other in a similar style to this movies predecessor

    Pros:
    1. The lead two cast members still have that spark and energy
    2. Intellectual conversations
    3. Has some really romantic scenes throughout
    4. It touches on the first film just enough to connect it…

  • Before Sunrise

    Before Sunrise

    ★★★★★

    Name: Before Sunrise (Rewatch 2)
    Date: 15/03/25
    Rating: 10/10

    Synopsis: An American and French woman, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, meet on a train and decide to spend the rest of the day and night together exploring Vienna.

    Pros:
    1. The two leads are fantastic in this and have a very strong chemistry
    2. The film is intelligent and treats the viewer as intelligent also
    3. The locations are well chosen. It is very grounded as a result
    4. I…

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  • Requiem for a Dream

    Requiem for a Dream

    ★★★★

    Name: Requiem for a Dream
    Date: 29/09/24
    Rating: 8/10

    Synopsis: Jared Leto with Jennifer Connelly as drug addicts trying to make money and keep getting drugs. Leto's mother gets a fishy call that she believes that she will be on TV and so starts a prescription diet pill and then gets hooked on those and so her story of addiction goes out of control as well

    Pros:
    1. Jennifer Connelly
    2. The cinematography is fantastic and varies so much throughout…

  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★½

    Name: Black Bag
    Date: 14/03/25
    Rating: 7/10

    Synopsis: British intelligence agent, Michael Fassbender, is given a list of names of people who may be the agency leaker of information. One of the names is his wife, Cate Blanchett, and so Fassbender decides to test all of those on his list whilst keeping special tabs on Blanchett

    Pros:
    1. The cast list is insanely good
    2. Short runtime prevents it dragging at all
    3. It treats the viewer as intelligent and…