calliopii

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a strong opinionated young girl's take on movies

Favorite films

  • Before Sunrise
  • Léon: The Professional
  • The Godfather
  • Past Lives

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  • Sexability - A Story About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Love

    ★★★½

  • Anora

    ★★★★

  • I'm Not There

    ★★★★

  • A Complete Unknown

    ★★½

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  • Sexability - A Story About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Love

    Sexability - A Story About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Love

    ★★★½

    Sexability tackles a subject that society loves to ignore, and it does so with warmth, humor, and so much heart. The way it challenges the idea that disabled people are somehow outside of sexuality is both powerful and necessary. The interviews are raw and real, and I loved how it centered the voices of people with disabilities instead of making them a side note. It’s not just informative—it’s empowering. You can feel the passion behind it, and by the end, you’re left questioning why this conversation isn’t happening way more often.

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★

    Watched Anora for the second time, and it still hits just as hard. The energy, the chaos, the tenderness, it’s all so effortlessly balanced. Every scene feels alive, and the way it’s shot gives it this raw, electric quality that pulls you in completely. One thing I love about this movie is that it doesn’t try too hard to be deep or overly symbolic. Not everything needs a dark, layered meaning to be great — sometimes a film just works…

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  • Before Sunrise

    Before Sunrise

    ★★★★★

    A little late, but happy 30th to the movie that ruined all casual conversations for me.
    Before Sunrise is everything a love story should be—ephemeral, raw, intoxicating. It’s the kind of film that makes you believe in the impossible: that a single night with a stranger could change your life forever. Jesse and Céline don’t just talk; they wander, they wonder, they fall into the kind of conversation that makes time slip through your fingers like river water.
    It’s almost…

  • How to Train Your Dragon 2

    How to Train Your Dragon 2

    ★★★

    It’s hard to top the magic of the first one, but this sequel doesn’t even try to replicate it—it grows it into something new. Watching this felt like reconnecting with an old friend who’s changed in the best way. Hiccup isn’t just the dreamer anymore; he’s wrestling with leadership and legacy, and that hits different now. The animation still holds up beautifully, even years later. Some of the flight scenes genuinely made me hold my breath. And can we talk…