Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Lilya 4-ever 2002

  ★★★★★ Watched 17 Dec 2024

  "Vegetables don't grow in winter..."

  Probably the saddest movie I have ever seen.

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  Kaili Blues 2015

  ★★★★½ Watched 03 Dec 2024

  Kaili Blues was the first movie I put on my watchlist when I created my Letterboxed account last year. A close friend recommended me the film many years ago. I never got around to watching it, yet it was a personal priority not to forget about it. In retrospect, I just liked thinking about the movie and sketching out hypothetical plot lines of what this mysterious cover might hide. Trains and motorcycle rides in the Chinese countryside made my mind…

Popular reviews

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  The Substance 2024

  ★★½ Watched 24 Oct 2024 1

  I really like the core message. No matter how successful you are, you can never escape from yourself, self-hate will always find it's way back to you... It follows Lanthimos' theme of women forced to gut their own body to fit in a male-dominated world.

  The performances of the two leads are spectacular. The critique of the male gaze in Hollywood is strong and relentless and made me feel uneasy.

  However, I am not convinced by the visuals and the…

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  Crash 1996

  ★★★★★ Watched 06 Nov 2024 1

  The movie explores our relationship to technological advancements through the lens of eroticism.

  In this dystopia, human bodies and sex have been commodified to such an extent that nothing seems to provide much pleasure to the protagonists. This is shown extensively in scenes of cold and emotionless sex.
  The Humans' dull mechanics contrast with cars charged with mystic sensual energy. Cars behave in a dangerous, erratic manner on the road, whereas the characters are mostly calm and composed. This antagonism…

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