ishaanp

ishaanp

Favorite films

  • The Third Man
  • Raging Bull
  • Quiz Show
  • 25th Hour

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  • Rebel Ridge

    ★★★½

  • A Real Pain

    ★★★½

  • To Live and Die in L.A.

    ★★★★

  • Conclave

    ★★★½

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  • A Real Pain

    A Real Pain

    ★★★½

    Was worried that this movie would feel slight before watching it, but was pleased with how sensitive and moving it was. 

    Although the Kieran Culkin character was over the top and the movie tends to spell out too much in dialogue, it succeeds. The film is funny, uncomfortable, and deeply emotional. 

    Impressed by the filmmaker's ability to tackle ideas of jealously, love, family history, and guilt in just 90 min. Great performances from the leads.

  • Speak No Evil

    Speak No Evil

    ★★★

    Tones down the realism and add a layer of humor compared to the original Danish film, but loses it's narrative punch in the process. Still very watchable with all the actors doing good work

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  • Moulin Rouge!

    Moulin Rouge!

    ★★½

    Moulin Rouge has a bold and in your face style that I'm generally not a fan of, but I liked more than expected here.

     Really solid lead performances that get you invested in some thinly written characters. I find it a little frustrating that the film's narrative is laid out relatively early in the movie and the film doesn't stray from it as it progresses. As a result, I lost interest in some scenes in the middle portion of the…

  • The Forty-Year-Old Version

    The Forty-Year-Old Version

    ★★★½

    Loved the first act of the film for being so honest and candid in its depiction of Radha, but thought the film dragged on and became more predictable and less exciting as it went on. That being said, I'm looking forward to whatever Radha Blank does next because there a lot of aspects of this film that are legitimately great, especially the photography and the bars.

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