Jacob Van Houtan

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Favorite films

  • In the Mood for Love
  • The 400 Blows
  • The Apartment
  • Taste of Cherry

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  • Anora

    ★★★★½

  • The Founder

    ★★★

  • Barbie

    ★★★★

  • A Real Pain

    ★★★★½

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  • The Day I Became a Woman

    The Day I Became a Woman

    ★★★★★

    The Day I Became a Woman is an anthology story about three women in three different age groups under the same oppressive rule. In each film the watcher is shown a moment where our main character becomes a woman if they are already are one in age. The first part of the film is centered around a little girl who now that she is 9 will now have to stop playing with her friends who are boys and wear a…

  • Past Lives

    Past Lives

    ★★★★½

    A personal goal of my 2024 cinephilia is to write a review for every film I watch to ensure that I am thoughtful about every film whether I loved it or hated. And there is no better film to start the year than a film like Past Lives.

    The thing that I feel like I’m coming back to most is that the film opens us with a question asking us who are main character is and what is so brilliant…

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  • Alien: Romulus

    Alien: Romulus

    ★★★½

    For someone who has never watched the original Alien, Romulus would represent a great jumping off point. It has a very young cast of relatively unknown actors with a few that will probably garner more success later in the careers in my opinion. The story is very similar and the overall experience feels like an extension of it while also not being completely reliant on the previous entries in the series. It avoids the pastiche of many films that try…

  • Fifty Shades of Grey

    Fifty Shades of Grey

    This film is just a high end version of soft core porn.

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  • Star Wars

    Star Wars

    ★★★★★

    What else would you expect me to watch today?

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    ★★

    Before seeing this movie last night, I avoided all reviews for the most part with zero expectations. And when I walked out I was so disappointed. The film isn't bad but what it offers is the kind of film that tries to please everyone. And by doing that it pleases no one. The performances are all wonderful expecially from Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver. But the story is just such a mess in a way that makes it feel like…