Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937

  ★★★½ Rewatched 18 Mar 2025

  The beginning of an adventure on revisiting the comprehensive slate of Walt Disney Animation. I know for a fact I watched many of these when I was a child, but I figured this corner of cinema was deserving for some reconciliation.

  For the case of Disney’s inception, sometimes the novelty of a piece just sweeps you away. Simplistic for today’s standards, but carries a genuine sense of authenticity. Short, sweet, and enduring with it’s beauty.

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  The French Connection 1971

  ★★★★ Watched 17 Mar 2025

  The French Connection utilizes its environment in an extremely alluring way. Stands alongside films such as Taxi Driver and Midnight Cowboy when it comes to capturing the crass, brutal ecosystem of crime and depravity. However, it’s not merely deplorable, but also circumstantial. Rage and violence lingers at the core of this films belly, and it has every intention of flaunting the corruption that environment has nurtured.

  The narrative just also makes for some great technical accomplishments. The film was composed to a tried-and-true envelope that appears gritty and authentic. No wonder this film is renowned for its car chase — that last act was near phenomenal.

Popular reviews

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  Dìdi (弟弟) 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 13 Mar 2025

  Sometimes shit is hard, and that’s okay. 

  Enough said.

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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★½ Watched 14 Mar 2025

  Farce is the first word that comes to mind. I found a lot of its satirical content to be heavy-handed, but that doesn’t necessarily mean its ideas are faulty. It hits the mark with being an entertaining read on governance and labor. 

  Narratively, it throws a lot of ideas at the wall, which felt overwhelming at points. The science fiction route is naturally expository and felt like an unexpected tonal departure for Bong Joon Ho. However, I don’t mean to…