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eda

Reviewing films as I procrastinate on launching my career as a writer

Favorite films

  • Frances Ha
  • The Worst Person in the World
  • About Time
  • Lost in Translation

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  • The Holdovers

    ★★★★½

  • Black Bag

    ★★½

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

    ★★★

  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

    ★★★

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  • The Holdovers

    The Holdovers

    ★★★★½

    I was hooked from the first scene! Everything about the style of this movie warmed my heart: the lighting, the montage & edits, the set design, the costumes, the acting… I felt transported in time and enjoyed myself like you’re supposed to when you watch a true movie. It’s so beautiful: the story it tells us is a timeless one in addition to being so brilliant in its use of humor. I cannot wait to rewatch it next Christmas 🌨️

  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★½

    I was utterly underwhelmed but at least it was a quality movie with sleek looks & nice soundtrack + color scheme. Also, I too would kill for Michael Fassbender if he were my life partner 🤷🏼‍♀️

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  • Little Women

    Little Women

    ★★★★

    Greta Gerwig & her creations are what I aspire to bring to life: whimsical real people and their supposedly boring quotidian pursuits in life. Little Women is not only literally voicing the importance of allowing space for such things in art through Amy’s remarks towards the end of the movie but also in every scene: I love the plays that the sisters act in, I admire the reticent nature of the tutor guy around the girls, I long for the love…

  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★★★

    I needed to take 3 days to digest how I felt about this movie… some spoilers ahead:

    - I am so glad I had little to no spoilers because the whole experience would’ve been less pure otherwise
    - This is a movie that should be seen at a movie theater with no distractions but definitely go with someone else
    - I love how it made me and the person I went with discuss all sorts of issues spanning from his…