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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 19 Jan 2025

  💯🏆 100%

  No matter what the others try and sell you, it is the destination, not the journey

  Brady Corbet's The Brutalist is a prestigious American epic, rightly hailed as an instant classic. Corbet establishes the framework required for a monumental narrative, with a runtime exceeding three and a half hours, including an intermission. Spanning over a decade, plus an epilogue, the film follows protagonist László Toth, a Holocaust survivor and renowned architect who immigrates to America after World War…

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  The Zone of Interest 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 08 Jan 2024

  💯 🏆 100%
  The Zone of Interest has an instant power that is only associated with the greatest films of all time. Words fail to convey the magnitude of this film. It's the most singular and artistic vision I have seen in my entire life. Jonathan Glazer methodically drops the audience into a haunting and disturbing environment of a Nazi family going about their routines while atrocities are occurring across the house wall. The film stuns and shocks like no…

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  Companion 2025

  ★★★ Watched 23 Feb 2025

  👍🏻 65%
  Companion? Yes, I found it enjoyable. A lighthearted comedy thriller, a genre that seems to define the first quarter of new releases, alongside horror films. The concept of AI as a companion has been explored previously, notably in Her, though Companion adopts a far less serious approach. It's campy, popcorn entertainment fun, inviting you to guess the next victim, culminating in a final kill that is satisfying to watch. Jack Quaid plays a chilling control freak who exploits…

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  The Girl with the Needle 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 21 Feb 2025

  ✅ 78%
  The Girl with the Needle depicts the horrors and stark reality of human tragedy and suffering post-World War I Copenhagen. A compelling psychological horror film, almost unbearably difficult to watch yet impossible to look away from. You find yourself yearning for relief, and when moments of hope arise, they are swiftly extinguished by crushing moments. The film unflinchingly portrays the brutal and raw reality of poverty, with layers of nuance that deeply disturb and unsettle yet command admiration…

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  Past Lives 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 25 Jun 2023

  💯 🏆 100%
  Past Lives is a mind-bending exploration of fate and regret. An incredibly delicate and subtle story of two individuals meant for each other that go separate ways due to circumstances and barriers. After 12 years, they finally reunite in NYC, but their underlying passions are held at bay. There is indescribable chemistry between the two lead characters, but due to cultural barriers, location, and countless years of separation, both feel regret and ask what if questions in…

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  The Substance 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 11 Sep 2024

  🏆 93%
  The Substance will be remembered as one of the boldest and most daring films, presenting an awe-inspiring vision that instills hope that movies can still be uniquely fun while intelligently exploring dark themes that have only grown in relevance today. With its fearless approach, the film examines how altering the body's natural balance can lead to permanent side effects and complications for only temporary satisfaction. In the age of social media, where the quest for youth and freshness…