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Favorite films

  • Arcane: Bridging the Rift
  • A Touch of Zen
  • Anora
  • La Chimera

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  • Arcane: Bridging the Rift

    ★★★★★

  • The Big Lebowski

    ★★★★★

  • Normal People

    ★★★★

  • A Touch of Zen

    ★★★★½

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  • The Discarnates

    The Discarnates

    ★★★★½

    Nostalgia is usually emanated within happiness, filled with a yearning to return and relive a time so dear to oneself. It is typically instilled with a mentality full of positive feelings and Nobuhiko Obayashi certainly is no stranger to this, often filming past time periods in a manner that reflects childhood impulses alongside an overall fascination with the world that is shaped by a youthful consciousness. Yet with The Discarnates, Obayashi taps into a completely different side of nostalgia that…

  • Blade Runner

    Blade Runner

    ★★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  • Arcane: Bridging the Rift

    Arcane: Bridging the Rift

    ★★★★★

    100

    “I understand now. The message hidden within the pattern. The reason for our failures in the commune. The doctor was right. It's inescapable. Humanity. Our very essence. Our emotions. Rage. Compassion. Hate. Two sides of the same coin. Inextricably bound.”

    Finishing a big rewatch of this and…yeah I’ve never been more grateful for a work of any medium to just simply exist. Every detail of the animation is bleeding with unfathomable passion; each rewatch a new frame floors me in…

  • Arcane: Bridging the Rift

    Arcane: Bridging the Rift

    ★★★★★

    100

    It's insane how sometimes you think you've seen it all until a work of art so unbelievably rich, emotionally driven, and just extraordinary to a different degree comes along; leaving you completely floored to the point where it's all you can think about...

    Not only is Fortiche's animation the best I've ever seen but Arcane has genuinely left me feeling empty in the way only the most impactful pieces of art can. On every single level, whether it is…

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  • Batman & Robin

    Batman & Robin

    ★★★★

    “I don't know why people expect art to make sense. They accept the fact that life doesn't make sense.”

    - David Lynch

  • The Master

    The Master

    ★★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.