Rida

Rida

Essayist. Reader. Film Enthusiast.

Favorite films

  • Moonlight
  • Dead Poets Society
  • V for Vendetta
  • A Night at the Roxbury

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  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    ★★★★

  • Dead Poets Society

    ★★★★★

  • The Seven Five

    ★★★

  • The Six Triple Eight

    ★★★★★

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  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    ★★★★

    This was a funny, but cute romcom. I’m not usually the type that would watch romcoms, but this one was definitely an exception. Jacob finding his match, and that match being Cal’s daughter, was not on my bingo card. I didn’t see that coming at all — which is something you can usually guess and get right with most romcoms. I laughed, I “aww”ed, and got invested in the story. I’d probably recommend to anyone who also dislikes romcoms but is open to watching a decent one.

  • Dead Poets Society

    Dead Poets Society

    ★★★★★

    This is a cult classic that I return to again and again. It always inspires me to get back into poetry whenever I hit a block. Mr. Keating’s teaching style and his words of encouragement always left a lasting impression on me, since the first time I watched it. A part of me feels that Neil wanting to be an actor wasn’t the only thing troubling him, when it came to his dad. He knew his dad wasn’t going to…

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  • Killers of the Flower Moon

    Killers of the Flower Moon

    ★★★★★

    Nothing prepared me for the rollercoaster of emotion I had watching this film. It was a true masterpiece and once again, Martin Scorsese has brought the audience right into the center of the story. I felt bad for Ernest Burkhart. He was a simple minded man who genuinely fell in love with his wife, but was easily swayed by his uncle, Bill Hale. There would have definitely been a happy ending for Ernest and his wife Mollie if only Ernest…

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