itslouise

itslouise

Favorite films

  • Whiplash
  • Howl's Moving Castle
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once

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  • The Substance

    ★★★★

  • Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★½

  • Dune

    ★★★★

  • Coraline

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  • Little Women

    Little Women

    ★★★★½

    The first time I saw this movie, I remember thinking that despite its heart-wrenching monologues and dialogues, the ending seems quite unsatisfying and confusing but now I believe Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Women is like a comforting hug to Louisa May Alcott.
     
    First things first, I have not read the books, but I think the script shows high-quality writing that expresses precise but universal feelings in a manner that almost feels like mind-reading. It’s truly amazing when artists…

  • Barbie

    Barbie

    ★★★½

    I had spoiled myself a bit with social media so it kinda ruined the effect of surprise I guess. Still I came out of the theatre satisfied of what I had watched but not transcended by it either. I expected barbie to spend more time in the real world and really try to adapt herself to it and the conception of barbie land is very well done and funny but kinda disturbing at the same time, not in the list…

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  • La Haine

    La Haine

    ★★★★

    I wrote this review 20’ before the end, so here’s two different reviews in one : 
    A movie about the "ghetto" life in the suburbs of Paris. The film begins the day after riots break out against the police, sending Abdel, one of the neighbourhood leaders, to the hospital. Said to be a must-watch of the French cinema, I was cruelly disappointed. In fact, this film spreads over 24 hours, with regular time updates that reminds you to review what…

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