Recent reviews

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  Django Unchained 2012

  ★★★★½ Added

  A Tarantino film first, a western second, and a social commentary third. In that order. And by that I mean it is very similar in feel to other Tarantino films, particularly Inglourious Basterds. Then, it's also a western, and then tangentially about slavery and race. I don't think it is trying to be taken seriously as social commentary and the story is more so focused on the individual journey of Django.

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  Grave of the Fireflies 1988

  ★★★★ Added

  Known as one of the saddest films of all time. I feel like this expectation made the movie less sad to me than maybe it really is. At points, I was actually not understanding the boy's decisions, which, in a weird way, made me slightly less empathetic to his situation than I should have been. Still good, though

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  Lion 2016

  ★★★★ Added

  I watched this when it came out and my Mom cried in the theater. Tears of joy and of sadness. I am not affected by most emotional things, but I definitely felt something while watching this.

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  Pretend That You Love Me 2020

  ★★★★½ Added

  Blurs the line between reality and fiction. Sometimes when I watch films, I have trouble feeling empathetic to the characters because I know it is not real. This is not like other films in that regard.

  A little slow maybe for the average person, but a very unique experience and still accessible for most people.