Isaac Barber

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Favorite films

  • City of God
  • Whiplash
  • La Haine
  • Lady Bird

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  • Moana 2

    ★★

  • Snow White

    ★★

  • Wicked

    ★★★

  • Grave of the Fireflies

    ★★★½

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  • Cinema Paradiso

    Cinema Paradiso

    ★★★★

    This is a delightful movie about the effect cinema can have on us. It is a celebration, and champions the theater experience in every scene. It feels more relevant today than ever, as we have lost the theater going experience. It’s heartfelt, tender, and earnest. You can feel the passion for cinema from director Ennio Morricone. 


    At times it can feel aimless, but it’s such a charming movie that you don’t mind spending time in this world. It helps that there…

  • Autumn Sonata

    Autumn Sonata

    ★★★★★

    This blew my mind and redefined what a masterpiece can look like for me. I will admit I fall into the bias sometimes that a masterpiece has to be some epic 3hr+ movie with heroic characters and a mind blowing plot. Autumn Sonata stands in the face of my bias,  and is so refreshingly simple.

     I love the script, and almost every line of dialogue is thought provoking and cuts deep. The lead performances from Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann…

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  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★★★½

    Absolutely loved this! Fantastic performances from everyone involved. I love how personal this story feels to both Demi Moore and director Coralie Fargeat. The social commentary is I  believe incredibly important and relevant, and while a little on the nose it’s explored in such an entertaining way. The pacing is excellent, I never felt the length. The effects are wonderful and it blends cgi and practical so well. The film also has a very unique visual style and I loved…

  • Novocaine

    Novocaine

    ★★★

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    Novocaine is an absolute blast! Jack Quaid is having a phenomenal year so far and he doesn’t disappoint here. He is effortlessly charming but can play the everyday man so well. Equally as good as Jack Quaid is the humor and violence. This movie is hilarious, and the hardest i have laughed in a while. This is such a fun concept for an action movie and it more than delivers on the premise. There’s plenty of cringe…