kiro kiro

kiro kiro

drowning in emotions, needing movies as my vessel

Favorite films

  • Your Name Engraved Herein
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • Happy Together
  • The Substance

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  • Sebastian

    ★★½

  • Checkmate

    ★★★★½

  • Flow

    ★★★

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  • Sebastian

    Sebastian

    ★★½

    A DANGEROUS COLLISION BETWEEN SEX AND NOVEL

    Right from the start, they immediately showed what the viewers were looking for. Sebastian trying sex work to help him write his novel. However, the progress of the story became stagnant and too reliant on sex. It was too slow and by the time his secret was revealed, it was underwhelming. I'm expecting more impact from what Max did, the consequences of his sins.

    The ending and last line were good though. It is meaningful and finally shows the development of Max.

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

    ★★★★½

    LIFE IS ALSO A GAME OF CHESS!

    Interesting sequencing. Scenes are laid down meticulously, it is not just in a linear storytelling, there are many small flashbacks, and it all makes sense after.

    I love how they use chess not only as a game but also as an analogy of life and Uno's situation with his family. It made me teary-eyed while watching it at the cinema.

  • Flow

    Flow

    ★★★

    MORE THAN JUST A STORY OF CAT AND OTHER ANIMALS

    It was like I was watching the story mode of a game I am playing. The animation is in 3d but still looks 2d. The strokes can be seen, which I think is a unique approach to an animation in this time, where a 3d realistic approach is very common, like Disney movies.

    No dialogues, just mannerisms of animals, but still effectively convey and tell the story. They literally 'show…

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