junaidj

junaidj

Favorite films

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Dune: Part Two
  • La Haine
  • Princess Mononoke

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  • Black Bag

    ★★★

  • Flow

    ★★★★

  • Apocalypse Now

    ★★★★★

  • Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

    ★★★★★

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  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★

    One of the spy movies of all time. Clarissa (played by Marisa Abela) was the only interesting character. 

    Watched at Vue Islington

  • Flow

    Flow

    ★★★★

    Guy who just watched Apocalypse Now:

    Flow is just like Apocalypse Now, ragtag group on a boat flow up a river.

    Watched at Picturehouse Central

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  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

    ★★★★★

    “Ah man, the bullshit piled up so fast in Vietnam you needed wings to stay above it”

    Absolutely genius from Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now tells us a cautionary tale of pride, ego, and leadership. Using the Vietnam War as a backdrop, we see how men are influenced by the ones above them: The cocky Lt. Col Kilgore, the stubborn Chief Phillips, the prideful french family, the manipulative Cap. Willard himself and the kniving Col. Kurtz. And yet we need these…

  • All We Imagine as Light

    All We Imagine as Light

    ★★★★½

    I love indian indie movies, the ones that strip back the glitz and glamour of what Bollywood promises, and show the reality and class disparity in the big cities. All We Imagine as Light is a touching reminder of how we can not only move on from our toxic relationships, but the unhealthy Indian mindsets around marriage being a “punishment” to women in some way. 

    The movie follows two women in different stages of their life. Prabhu is a middle aged…