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Favorite films

  • A Story of Yonosuke
  • Columbus
  • PlayTime
  • The Thin Man

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  • Dear Family

    ★★½

  • Faceless

    ★★★

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★½

  • When in Rome

    ★★½

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★½

    Rob is playing another goofy weird little lover guy and Bong just wants to do another monster comedy film! Mickeys different personas and voices are simultaneously off putting and comforting. I wonder if he was thinking of the Heron voice (another freaky little guy) while filming this too. Ruffalo leans into the persona well, even getting the hair and makeup right.

    The bits about the smells and the meat and the sauces are so nauseatingly good. Creepers are right amount of weird and cute

  • We Live in Time

    We Live in Time

    ★★★

    I took one big breath and didn’t exhale until the end credits started to roll. Florence Pugh has never shined more brightly

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  • Black Box Diaries

    Black Box Diaries

    ★★★★½

    "I was 25 but now I'm 33."

    Despite going against the status quo, Shiori Ito never doubted her own truth. Her legacy continues to spark conversations - she is a remarkable figure of tenacity and courage.

  • My Broken Mariko

    My Broken Mariko

    ★★½

    A profound rumination on friendship and the uncomfortable and uneasy processing of a best friend’s suicide. Suicide is a difficult decision for the victim but protagonist Shiino shows that after Mariko’s suicide, life is also a challenge for the person that loved her the most. Mariko probably wants to be remembered by her smile and effervescent energy but Shiino’s recollection skills seem to betray her as sad memories fight to overpower in tragic circumstances. This is always the most heartbreaking…