Rahul Variar

Rahul Variar

Hopelessly addicted to philosophical romance films with a lot of talking and weird bisexual indie films shot on potatoes.

Favorite films

  • Lawrence of Arabia
  • Before Sunset
  • Chungking Express
  • The Passenger

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  • The Conversation

    ★★★★★

  • Cold War

    ★★★★★

  • Suzhou River

    ★★★½

  • Brief Encounter

    ★★★★½

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  • The Conversation

    The Conversation

    ★★★★★

    Watched at Grand Lake Theatre, Oakland CA

    One of the most impressive technical showcases in movie history. Sound is the operative component. In The Conversation sound is the medium of storytelling, both visually and narratively, as well as the main source of immersion into the film’s setting. Walter Murch’s contribution to the film cannot be overstated. For as excellent as Coppola’s direction and script are, and as hypnotizing as the cinematography is, it’s Murch’s soundscape and editing which give the film…

  • Cold War

    Cold War

    ★★★★★

    A movie that’s been on my watchlist for a LONG TIME, and one well worth the wait.

    Cold War is, more than anything else, a film about identity. We follow two characters who struggle to reconcile with their heritage as the world around them demands a redefinition of what it means to be Polish. From excursions in Paris which threaten to destroy that identity to the comparative innocence and purity of the nation’s mountains which slowly become corrupted by Soviet agendas,…

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  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★★

    Never felt like screaming in a theater more. 10/10 movie, 14/10 sand, would go insane again.

  • Mad Max: Fury Road

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    ★★★★

    “Shut up, it’s cool”