karlkielsgaard

karlkielsgaard

Favorite films

  • I Saw the Devil
  • Shame
  • Memories of Murder
  • Whiplash

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  • Distant

    ★★★★

  • The House at the End of Time

    ★★½

  • The Collection

    ★★

  • Adolescence

    ★★★★

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  • Distant

    Distant

    ★★★★

    A very patient movie about loneliness. There are a lot of feelings in this, and I think the choice to have very little dialogue in the movie, helps the audience become more emerged in what the characters are feeling. The cinematography is fantastic and some of the shots are simply astonishing.

    The acting is great from both Muzaffer Özdemir as Mahmut, and Mehmet Emin Toprak as Yusuf. The characters are also pretty easy to get attached to despite them not…

  • The House at the End of Time

    The House at the End of Time

    ★★½

    This has potential but it’s dragged down by the flaws. The soundtrack is not bad, but sometimes it’s just way too dramatic and occasionally sounds very goofy. I also think the story is very confusing, and I don’t really think it makes that much sense. I don’t hate this but I definitely think it could’ve been better.

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  • Moneyball

    Moneyball

    ★★★½

    Despite it being about baseball, which is not something I personally care for, this movie is very well done and pretty damn entertaining. Brad Pitt is wonderful in this, and I love the dynamics between the characters, especially with Billy Beane and Peter Brand.

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★

    Count Orlok is kind of like that one guy in your town you keep seeing, but have absolutely no idea who is