Calvin K

Calvin K

Favorite films

  • Chimes at Midnight
  • Paris, Texas
  • Old Joy
  • The Grifters

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  • Frances Ha

  • The Brutalist

  • Strangers on a Train

  • The Holdovers

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  • Smiley Face

    Smiley Face

    ★★★★½

    Loved the oscillation between these blissed-out trances of euphoria when Jane was away from the watchful eye of polite society, and the intense alienation anytime she had to interact with anybody else. Having watched Bringing Up Baby the day before watching this I was hyper-aware of the similarities between Suzy and Jane. There's a distinct childishness to the character, but instead of it just being an innate part of her being it is justified by her being too high to function.

  • Howl's Moving Castle

    Howl's Moving Castle

    ★★★★½

    howl is your classic "protective yet emotionally distant demon love interest". and i get it, he could refuse to open up to me all he wants, i'd still pine for him. something about a guy with bangs just does it for me.

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  • Blade Runner 2049

    Blade Runner 2049

    ★★★★½

    Rewatched as a part of a Dystopian Science Fiction class. Fun coincidence that we watched it on blade runner day. Still love the movie as much as my first viewing. It was a great class. Not gonna miss the girl who when we watched the white bear episode of black mirror thought that the torture was actually ethical and utilitarian.

  • The African Queen

    The African Queen

    ★★★★

    a movie not without its faults, but it would be disingenuous to say i didn't thoroughly enjoy it.

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