Celluloid_Nils

Celluloid_Nils

I like watching movies and hope to make some one day.

Favorite films

  • From Up on Poppy Hill
  • The Godfather
  • Reservoir Dogs
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

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  • A Real Pain

    ★★★★

  • One Life

    ★★★½

  • Twisters

    ★★★★

  • Megalopolis

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  • The Iron Claw

    The Iron Claw

    ★★★★½

    Deeply passionate and unflinchingly devastating, The Iron Claw is a film about brotherhood and the price paid for glory. Equally, the film is a timely tale about toxic masculinity.

    I recall reading a line from Indiewire’s review of Maestro where they said “Bradley Cooper exerts and exhausts his soul” I feel like that praise is better applied to Zac Efron in this film as he really feels like he’s giving it everything he’s got.

    I really liked the editing in…

  • Anatomy of a Fall

    Anatomy of a Fall

    ★★★★½

    Aigu, captivant, inconfortable mais néanmoins brillant- sorry, it’s too complicated and my French isn’t very good anyways…

    Anatomy of a Fall is an expertly crafted mystery that hooks you instantly, though not always a comfortable viewing it is absolutely a necessary watch. Reacting to the film with others is a good experience but obviously not necessary.

    The cinematography is filled with purpose and precision, everyone sees the world differently in this story and the camera work really allows us to…

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  • The House of the Lost on the Cape

    The House of the Lost on the Cape

    ★★★½

    Before watching the film the title confused me but when I actually watched the movie it made sense.

    It’s a film about a house that belongs to people who have lost, living by a cape. I felt that the film gave the two main characters enough time to breath and explore them. 

    The art style, while a bit basic at times, was nice to look at. 

    The film tries to balance being supernatural and grounded/realistic but ends up feeling like…

  • The Boy and the Heron

    The Boy and the Heron

    ★★★★½

    For years, Miyazaki’s (as well as Studio Ghibli’s) presence has been missed creating a void that has never quite been filled. That’s not to say that there haven’t been good anime films since The Wind Rises (or When Marnie was there if we count the final film they released before closing their doors) but the industry was never the same. The announcement that Miyazaki was coming out of retirement to release ‘one final film’ was met with enthusiasm from me…