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Favorite films

  • Seven Samurai
  • The Boy and the Heron
  • North by Northwest
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

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  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    ★★★★★

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    ★★★★½

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    ★★★★

  • La Chimera

    ★★★

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  • La Chimera

    La Chimera

    ★★★

    Sad Indiana Jones and the gang of eccentric Italian graverobbers

  • Porco Rosso

    Porco Rosso

    ★★★★½

    Id much rather be a pig than a fascist

    More Casablanca than Spirited Away, but not without the sparks of Ghibli whimsy, Porco Rosso is Miyazaki's underrated gem, which is more prescient than ever

    One of the few Ghiblis id recommend the English dub over the Japanese, Michael Keaton and Susan Egan just bring so much to their characters

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  • North by Northwest

    North by Northwest

    ★★★★★

    I will defend the ending of this movie forever - it wraps up the plot, and moves along. No final "how did you do it's" or anything to drag out the runtime, just the ending, into probably the best final shot of any movie

  • Suzume

    Suzume

    ★★★★½

    I was pulled into this one immediately

    The wackiness that follows is great, the little clacks of the chair consistently made me laugh at the absurdity of it all

    But it's not without its depth of character, plot and emotional impact as well - the reveal of the hometown was heavy and ties the themes together very well: Touching on the abandoned towns that have either fallen to disasters and/or the Japanese economic crash

    And there whole thing is just…

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