Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Triangle of Sadness 2022

  ★★ Watched 19 Mar 2025

  Get this self congratulatory bullshit out of my face

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  Tokyo Sonata 2008

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 14 Mar 2025

  Watched this again last night with an old friend I hadn’t seen in a long time. It was a moving experience that, for me, affirmed the possibility of moving forward despite being at a difficult point in my life. This movie understands and respects the dichotomous pain/beauty of daily, mundane life in an honest and respectful way. I have no witty ironic Letterboxd bullshit to say about this movie, it is an honest and genuine reminder of the comfort to…

Popular reviews

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  Skinamarink 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 21 Jan 2023

  I counted 7 people who walked out of the Roxy, I can’t really blame anyone for hating this movie but once I fully bought in to what it was doing, the deeply uncanny blend of nostalgic 90s kid iconography and r/nosleep jump scares created a viscerally terrifying atmosphere and one of the most distinctly weird horror experiences I’ve ever had. The rough, amateurish charm and indulgent VHS nostalgia is tailor made to my aesthetic proclivities and tapped in to the…

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  Boiling Point 1990

  ★★★ Watched 08 Mar 2021

  Lacks the clarity of Kitano’s subsequent movies but certainly a worthwhile watch for fans of his work. It’s probably the first film of his I’ve seen that would have been significantly better off without his self-insert, which is executed awkwardly and disrupts the film’s carefully cultivated atmosphere, although it is (I guess) necessary for setting up the absolutely unhinged final act. I can also respect that despite his character’s obnoxiously cruel, show-stopping personality, the emotional focus isn’t on him for…

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