Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  CODA 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 22 Mar 2025

  of course the one movie I picked for background noise turned out to be one that captivated my full attention from the get go.

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  The Royal Tenenbaums 2001

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 15 Mar 2025

  peculiarly pulling on my heartstrings

Popular reviews

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  Blue Valentine 2010

  ★★★★ Watched 25 Nov 2023

  This might be my favourite Gosling performance of all time. 

  Such a heartbreaking story. Hurts even more when the narrative jumps back and forth from how they fell in love to how they fell out of it.

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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 25 Dec 2024

  I thought the first part of this movie was flawless, It was compelling from start to finish. The second part, however, I’m not sure what to make it of yet. 

  As an architect myself, who studied in Europe, and had to move to America, due to a war torn homeland (although obviously to a much lesser extremity), I find myself relating to Tóft’s immigrant experience that’s portrayed in the film. 

  A year in already, and I’ve met my fair share of…

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