Favorite films

Recent reviews

• 

  Past Lives 2023

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 07 Mar 2025

  i watched this with a virtual celine song qna!
  a year and a half later i found myself better appreciating everything this film brings across—the ephemerality of the fleeting connections we make, and the beauty and tragedy of living one life at a time.

  celine song intentionally writes this not to be like a conventional love story; it is not about who wins and who you root for, instead it’s about the silent and peaceful acceptance for what chance (i…

• 

  Captain America: Brave New World 2025

  ★★ Watched 20 Feb 2025

  the reason why captain america: the winter soldier worked so well as a grounded "political" thriller-type mcu movie was because it suited steve rogers. the mcu, till recently, has been primarily motivated by its characters. but what do you do when you try to make your audience accept a new captain america? you write him off as the blandest character to exist, at least that was marvel's idea.

  sam wilson has never attracted me as a character as much as…

Popular reviews

• 

  Barbie 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 21 Jul 2023

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

• 

  Civil War 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 10 Apr 2024

  it’s crazy to see how contentious the reviews are for this because i thought it was utterly brilliant. it’s so rare to see a story of war told from the perspective of a journalist, acknowledging the need for journalism and coverage in war but questioning the morality of it too. it’s how the need for adrenaline can grip you and the obsession over getting the shot right (which i can relate to) can infect someone’s mind and become so corrupting.…