jonny_leaf

jonny_leaf

Chronicling the low number of films I've managed to watch in full since sometime in 2020

Favorite films

  • Oslo, August 31st
  • Only Yesterday
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Crossing

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  • Brooklyn

    ★★★★★

  • The Last of England

  • My Old Ass

  • Mickey 17

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  • Brooklyn

    Brooklyn

    ★★★★★

    I treasure every frame of this. Such a beautiful film, full of yearning, longing, sadness and joy.

    Think this will always be in my top 10. God tier comfort watch

  • The Last of England

    The Last of England

    boy's talking about Thatcher

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  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★★

    Sean Baker is such an exciting and thoughtful director. I thought this was going to be amazing but I didn't expect it to be as funny. Really loved just how incredibly pathetic most of the men in this were.

    It was exhilarating and intense in a way that reminded me a bit of Uncut Gems. Thought it navigated the balance really well between being a sensitive and realistic depiction of deep class inequality, patriarchy and trauma while also being incredibly…

  • From Ground Zero

    From Ground Zero

    It feels like an unbelievable privilege to get to witness Gazan filmmakers creating art and telling and sharing their stories in the midst of genocide. In the depths of unimaginable grief, pain, trauma and desperation, the casts and crews labour to produce an array of stories and footage. The shorts continuously depict loss, from the acute and harrowing loss of family, of friends and pets, of workplaces and homes to the destruction of hope, of dreams and ambitions, and the…

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