Favorite films

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  Blade 1998

  ★½ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  almost got me with the retrovirus stuff but damn the lack of gravitas is too jarring, it might be beside the point but even fun needs to take itself seriously in my book

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  Chûshingura 1962

  ★★★★ Watched 14 Mar 2025

  I decided to watch this after 10 days of tv only and I expected a punishing war epic but got a very different beast. I loved the first hour and its courtly tragedy of manners, my definite highlight - the careful and measured cinematography was really good at rendering that world, its codes and architecture. The dated lighting that seems to give each moment a million suns and zero shadows actually worked wonders in giving an artificial vividness to some…

Popular reviews

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  Inside 2023

  ★★½ Watched 22 Feb 2023

  So I think the survival narrative was well done and captivating, descent into madness was okay, but whatever it was trying to say about art, however, was dumb

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  Nosferatu 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 03 Jan 2025

  my favourite eggers in a while, captures the vibe of vampires in the 20s and it actually improved on his dark theatrics with relevant filmic invention and references. I also found the transcendental evil compelling, even though at a certain point the trickery and rhythm just got to a touch repetitive and empty and while I loved the final scene it felt like we got there crawling