Ben Oswald

Ben Oswald

If a samurai’s head were to be suddenly cut off, he should still be able to perform one more action with certainty

Favorite films

  • Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
  • The 400 Blows
  • No Country for Old Men
  • Past Lives

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  • The Piano Teacher

    ★★★★½

  • The Social Network

    ★★★★

  • 8½

    ★★★★

  • (500) Days of Summer

    ★★★½

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  • The Piano Teacher

    The Piano Teacher

    ★★★★½

    So uncomfortable, so devastating, absolutely fantastic movie. Most complex character I’ve seen in a while.

  • The Social Network

    The Social Network

    ★★★★

    The final scene 🤌 
    Everybody billionaire’s now so this is a happy movie!!

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  • Aftersun

    Aftersun

    ★★★★

    I’m sure this would have resonated with me more if my dad walked out on me; and/or I was a teenage parent, but nonetheless very movie the song choice was flawless. After some thought my perception of that final scene as that the father clearly had a dark side to him which throughout there vacation Sophie starts to discover, culminating at the scene where she walks in on him asleep nude in her bed. The rave symbolized this darker side…

  • 8½

    ★★★★

    Guido has swag, money, bitches, if only he wasn’t so troubled. The Catholic Church not only traumatized Guido but also filled him with guilt. I too, have flashbacks of being scolded by Sister Eileen, although they aren’t nearly as pretty. What a spectacle this was a treat. As far as themes go there is certainly a lot to unpack. Guidos inflated self image slowly deteriorated through constant reality checks from the woman in his life and his inability to complete…

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