julia

julia

Favorite films

  • 12 Angry Men
  • Mysterious Skin
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
  • Spirited Away

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  • Manchester by the Sea

    ★★★★★

  • Eyes Wide Shut

    ★★★★½

  • From Up on Poppy Hill

    ★★★

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★

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  • Nostalgia of Everything

    Nostalgia of Everything

    "The past isn't a place we can return to; it's a weight we carry in the way we smile, cry, or breathe." "Every time I look back, I leave a piece of myself there, as if I belong more to yesterday than today."
    “When I remember these days 5 years later, will I think they were beautiful? 
If I think so, it would mean I was defeated.”

  • The Man Who Sleeps

    The Man Who Sleeps

    ★★★★★

    Undoubtedly, the best first-time watch I’ve had so far this year.

    A dirty, broken mirror confronting you relentlessly. The voice in your head convincing you that nothing matters. That everything is pointless. That you should give up. You relive the same events over and over inside your head.
    You think about the same items in your room over and over again. You lose track of time, it moves on without you. You ignore your friends, they move on without you.…

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  • Mysterious Skin

    Mysterious Skin

    ★★★★★

    This movie is a masterpiece that I won’t ever watch again.
    While watching it, I felt disgust, anxiety, and nausea. Closing my eyes only made it worse, as the images in my head became even more vivid—things I don’t even want to put into words.

    In the last three minutes, I just broke down and cried like a baby. I felt like Neil was me, consoling my inner child (as Brian). That moment hit me on a deeply personal level,…

  • After Life

    After Life

    ★★★★

    Videotape by Radiohead 
    While watching this film, I couldn’t help but reflect—much like many viewers probably did—on the question it poses: if I could choose only one memory to carry into eternity, which would it be? (which is funny being an agnostic) This premise is both beautiful and unsettling, forcing us to confront the fragility and transience of our existence. The idea that a full, complex life could be distilled into a single moment feels bittersweet, perhaps even cruel. It highlights…