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Favorite films

  • Satantango
  • The Piano Teacher
  • Mirror
  • Lost Highway

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  • The Book Thief

  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

  • Inglourious Basterds

  • The Count of Monte Cristo

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  • Dark Water

    Dark Water

    It was good, pure depression on film. However, I felt that the execution and direction could have been better. While there were certainly some commendable moments, I believe the film had the potential to be well, more. I plan to watch the original version to see if it offers a different experience.

  • Suzume

    Suzume

    Beautiful animation, but so many questions left at the end

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  • Interface

    Interface

    The strong eat the weak, and the strong do eat

    warning, rambling ahead
    There are so many shimmering nuggets of wisdom nestled within this passage, each one echoing a profound understanding imbued with a sense of perpetual mystery. It's as if we grasp the essence of it, yet realize it's a puzzle with perpetually missing pieces, forever beyond complete comprehension. And in contemplating this paradoxical blend of certainty and uncertainty, we find a poignant takeaway.

    The movie delves into the…

  • Demons

    Demons

    ★★★★

    Scavenger Hunt #91 - October 2022
    13. Watch a horror movie with a 3.5 - 4 average rating.

    The intense lighting, simulating that of a stage, combined with the high contrast black-and-white produces an immediate sense of foreboding, which is appropriate in a scenario that makes Sophoclean tragedy feel like a comedic episode. Its heinous cruelty feels like an extension of an already decaying civilization, one in which women are publicly commodified, vengeance is actively promoted, and loyalty is a trap.