Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Paradise: Love 2012

  ★★★★ Watched 21 Mar 2025

  Very hard and repulsive to watch, and some of it annoyed me. Strong recommend tho.

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  Kokoloko 2020

  ★★★½ Watched 20 Mar 2025

  Estilo superior, y un punto de vista interesante en la vida de los que están sujetos a vivir en violencia cuando se trata de amar.

Popular reviews

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  Julie Keeps Quiet 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 16 Oct 2024

  There’s so much spirituality in this film, but only a few can fully feel it. 

  I understand why people might expect more to happen, but the essence of the story is always present — Julie’s seemingly unemotional and unresponsive behaviour shows how smart and aware she is regarding the consequences of speaking out the truth. However, the distress of remaining silent is equally evident in her mannerism throughout her daily life, and the film is ultimately a contemplation of this internal,…

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  Aftersun 2022

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 09 Oct 2024

  I’ve always felt a deep connection with films about father-daughter relationships: Toni Erdmann, Interstellar, and Fathers & Daughters are my favourites; but the intimacy and nostalgia in Aftersun are incomparable.

  I see the beauty of this film in its delicate display of parental affection and the dichotomy between Sophie’s joyful, innocent perspective and her dad’s unspoken pain. And, though heartbreaking, I love how the songs Losing my religion and Under Pressure perfectly match the affliction and Sophie’s blissful unawareness – all of this shown through fragmented memories, as if trying to piece together the complexity of someone’s emotional state when seen through pure eyes of innocence. It’s devastating.