José Simões

José Simões

I guess I'll see you in the movies.”

Favorite films

  • The Godfather
  • In the Mood for Love
  • Columbus
  • The Tree of Life

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  • The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

    ★★★★

  • Whiplash

    ★★★★★

  • Dark Waters

    ★★★½

  • Raging Bull

    ★★★★½

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  • The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

    The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

    ★★★★

    Alec Leamas: I reserve the right to be ignorant. That's the Western way of life.

  • Whiplash

    Whiplash

    ★★★★★

    Terence Fletcher: End of story. No Bird. That, to me, is an absolute tragedy. But that's just what the world wants now. People wonder why jazz is dying.

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  • Interstellar

    Interstellar

    ★★★★★

    This. Is. Cinema.

    Full review on my Substack :)

  • Interstellar

    Interstellar

    ★★★★★

    How can one portray with such tenacity and integrity the cruelty of human nature and still inflict hope on us about how such beings may love and faithfully build a future based on it?

    Yes, it is love. Love is the only reality we (might) know that transcends the dimensions of time and space. I don't think this is something tremendously surprising for anyone.

    What intrigues me is how we keep lying to ourselves by stating that "where love resides,…

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