Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Stand by Me 1986

  ★★★★½ Watched 05 Dec 2024

  "i wish the hell i was your dad" 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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  C'mon C'mon 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 03 Dec 2024

  i think this film handles the relationship between adults and children beautifully — how adults attempt to understand and support children, who themselves are still learning to navigate the world.

  the editing is so good, the cuts are unconventional sometimes but beautifully calculated, fitting. especially during the different literary works woven in where the score fades in, and a small montage plays. breathtaking. 

  looking back i think the film being in black and white is genius, it pushes you to focus on the characters and their emotions and intimacy. love love love

Popular reviews

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  Seen 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 19 Dec 2023

  4 minutes is all it took to get my heart ripped out of my chest

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  Will You Look at Me 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 15 Jun 2024

  will you look at me?

  what for?

  back then if i were to stare into your grandma’s eyes, she would slap me for staring and say that i’m dumb. 

  the power of the gaze and the importance of being seen. the son seeks his mother's gaze, yearning for her acceptance of his true self. conversely, the mother averts her gaze. unable to confront his identity.

  is he me? is she me? she could be me.
  
  the camera’s gaze at other…