Jacob

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Favorite films

  • In the Mood for Love
  • Lawrence of Arabia
  • Akira
  • Society

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  • Night of the Demon

    ★★★★

  • Epidemic

    ★★½

  • Life, and Nothing More…

    ★★★★

  • Princess D

    ★★★

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  • Night of the Demon

    Night of the Demon

    ★★★★

    Exists in a place between horror and film noir where both creatures and anxieties hide in the shadows.
    Even if this could look a little pulpy on a surface level, there’s stuff here pretty much all the way through. The concept of spirituality contrasting science works just as well as less accessible things made in present times.

  • Life, and Nothing More…

    Life, and Nothing More…

    ★★★★

    Kiarostamis blending of fiction works very well in service of the emotional connection, in contrast to how a straight documentary would, for me at least. Very interesting to consider what particular moments that gets filmed in those extremely beautiful and carefully composed wide shots.

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  • Satan Wants You

    Satan Wants You

    ★★★

    A pretty entertaining and well made documentary about how you shouldn’t fuck your therapist because it might lead to a world wide wave of misinformation.

  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

    ★★★★½

    The hype around Emma Stones performance is real, and it’s all about the transformation she’s doing trough the whole literal and spiritual journey.
    After a while I noticed that this is full of Americans playing Brits, which at first felt weird but after a while I got the feeling that it was a conscious choice, in the same way the production design and colorful sets are. Everything just gets a little more fun like this!

    This is filled with Yorgos…