JackSam

JackSam

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  • Burning
  • Mirrored Mind

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  • The Devil, Probably

    ★★★½

  • Hot Fuzz

    ★★★½

  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    ★★★★½

  • Redline

    ★★★★½

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  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    ★★★★½

    As an idealist, Mishima despaired at the nihilistic youth of Japan, and maintained that people must strive for higher goals than themselves. He grew up in a time where he witnessed the introduction of westernisation and capitalism in Japanese society. At the same time, university takeovers by radical leftists ended up going nowhere. In such a time of political stasis, how could Mishima answer the big questions of his time that confronted him? He believed that restoring the emperor and…

  • Porco Rosso

    Porco Rosso

    ★★★★★

    better a pig than a fascist

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  • Mirrored Mind

    Mirrored Mind

    ★★★★★

    the world is a mirror of your mind,
    you are creating everything you see...
    everything will be okay

  • Metastasis

    Metastasis

    ★★★½

    I will literally watch a toilet change colour instead of revising for a test tomorrow