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Favorite films

  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • My Own Private Idaho
  • Mommy
  • On the Edge

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  • Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

    ★★½

  • La Chimera

    ★★★★★

  • Conclave

    ★★★★½

  • Sing Sing

    ★★★★½

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  • The Nightingale

    The Nightingale

    ★½

    I unfortunately DNFed this one and am not planning on finishing it. I have too many conflicting feelings, I wouldn’t even know where to start if I were to try putting them into words

  • Carry-On

    Carry-On

    ★★½

    The way the music constantly—during the most random scenes—makes it seem like something nefarious is going on is so strange. Why are you trying tell me I should be as on-edge during a random conversation with a coworker as I am during a terrorist attack? Together with the cool, desaturated colors and harsh lighting it makes the whole movie feel very cold and distant. Even the sound design contributes to that feeling, with everything sounding flat and too far away,…

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  • Caddo Lake

    Caddo Lake

    ★★★½

    It’s been a long time since I saw a plot-twist heavy movie that hasn’t felt dull and predictable but this one managed to surprise me, not just once, but twice. Once you get to the bottom of it the plot is a tad derivative (iykyk), but there’s enough happening to keep your attention all the way through. This is the type of mid-budget mystery movie that we’ve been missing these past few years. 

    Also, Eliza Scanlen and Dylan O’Brien both give amazing performances and really deserve more recognition than they’re getting.

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