Favorite films

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  Happy Hour 2015

  ★★★★★ Watched 19 Sep 2023 1

  I moved to Japan almost one year ago. It was one of the stupidest, confusing, and ridiculous decisions I have made. Moving to a country whose societal customs and language makes you a complete enigma to most residents of the country makes absolutely no sense. It's one of the stupidest things someone can do, I think, but at the same time, it's something I always knew I wanted to do. So far, it's been an incredibly rewarding experience, allowing me…

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  An Elephant Sitting Still 2018

  ★★★★★ Watched 19 Apr 2021 6

  As a preschooler, I was a lively child excited for my life every day and generally sociable with all of my peers. Cute little Jeremy also happened to have really bad asthma that he needed to take medicine for. What my parents did not know, however, was that this medicine had severe side effects of anxiety and depression. Fast forward to kindergarten and elementary school and I was afraid of my classmates. I did not want to talk to anyone,…

Recent reviews

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  Gaudi, Catalunya 1959

  ★★★½ Watched 14 Jan 2025

  Teshigahara has such a command of cinematic language. It's astounding what he can do in 20 minutes with no audio at all. Just beautiful...

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  Sculptures by Sofu - Vita 1962

  ★★★★½ Watched 14 Jan 2025

  This gave me a deeper appreciation not just for ikebana, nor Teshigahara, son or father, but for every artist everywhere across the world. To capture art is art itself.

Popular reviews

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  August in the Water 1995

  ★★★★★ Watched 13 Jan 2022

  I am absolutely astounded by the power of this film. When I go into a movie, what I look for the most is mood, atmosphere, and passion. All of those are ever-present here, on top of so much more. Fear of death overcome by love of life and oneself. This is such a huge movie. I didn't know what I was getting into when I started this, but it floored me by its immense beauty.

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  Love & Pop 1998

  ★½ Watched 04 Apr 2021

  I didn’t feel emotionally connected to any of the characters in this film, but I feel like the goal of it was exactly that. I also feel like the interesting stylized camerawork didn’t add much to the narrative. I did enjoy the classical score and felt like the camera work occasionally helped to convey the chaotic and dangerous world that the main characters were dipping their toes into. Love & Pop seemed to have a deeper plot and I think people…