Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Monster 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 Jan 2025

  mamma mia...that ending...my shaylas...

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  Nosferatu 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 26 Jan 2025

  Trust my man Eggers to create a deliciously atmospheric film with gorgeous lighting.

Popular reviews

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  Blue Gate Crossing 2002

  ★★★★ Added

  In an era where the coming-of-age genre has been done to death and with much dramatization, this quiet Taiwanese take on it was a breath of fresh air.

  The film tells a tale as old as time: boy-crazy and bubbly Lin Yuezhen likes cute varsity athlete Zhang Shihao but is too shy to approach him so she asks her brooding best friend Meng Kerou to play the part of messenger. Messy misunderstandings, miscommunication, and classic teenage tension ensues.

  What I…

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  A Brighter Summer Day 1991

  ★★★★★ Watched 27 Jul 2020

  Not gonna lie, this movie's nearly 4 hour long run time intimidated me so it sat in my computer for weeks before I finally decided to get cozy today and watch it. It did not disappoint. This statement has probably been said time and time again but this movie is one of the best of all time.

  Edward Yang's epic about trying to find one's identity in violent and unforgiving enviroments is poignant and painful. We see how the pitfalls…