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Favorite films

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  • Past Lives

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  • One of Them Days

    ★★★★★

  • Queer

    ★★★½

  • Femme

    ★★★★★

  • Challengers

    ★★★★

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  • One of Them Days

    One of Them Days

    ★★★★★

    This is one of the funniest films I have watched in the recent times.I have never laughed this much in a cinema!
    Very light hearted, black American comedy similar to the classics from the early 2000s.
    Alyssa needs to do some crossword puzzles to boost her brain capacity . I was annoyed by her actions which really shows how good the writing, directing and acting were!

  • Queer

    Queer

    ★★★½

    Lee wants to be chosen so bad.. Willing to pay, make himself extremely available, do opioids to numb himself, making desperate propositions and even go as far as going to the Amazon to search for a hallucinogen to bring him and rather timid guy closer.
    It’s a recurring story for the gays - wanting to find companionship at any cost possible amidst the massive fear of abandonment.

    The cinematic experience was amazing. The two men however, did not convincingly pull off being gay. Actual gay chemistry lacked; which I think it stems from the two being straight men.

  • Femme

    Femme

    ★★★★★

    Riveting story! Uncovers trauma driven attraction to aggressors and how masochism plagues gay dating.

  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★★★½

    Fresh story that shows the relationship we all have with aging and how most of us would do anything to rewind the clock.
    It also explores the obsession with youth and how coupled with appearance, success can be had. The success is unfortunately being controlled by the pleasure and gaze of "the investors" as is in the real world.
    I thought of a better ending as I left the cinema:
    Since the youthful body crawls out the older body and…

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