Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Only Yesterday 1991

  ★★ Watched 27 Jul 2021

  I liked this, but was confused at the start with what was happening with the present and past timeline. Such a good experience though with how realistic the school scenes were and what its kind of like to be a kid in japanese culture. This film engaged me in some parts throughout watching it, but what i liked most about it is that i understood that you don't have to cling onto, and be focused with watching a film to get it: you just have to be yourself with it.

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  The Darjeeling Limited 2007

  ★★★½ Watched 22 Jul 2021

  I like this. This was just before his breakthrough into the mainstream mouths, as it has more genuinity and heart to it, rather than grand budapest or moonrise kingdom that feel like films meticulously made to woo all the aesthetic cinema goers. I feel like we are just purely playing with filmmaking because we don't know what to really do with it yet: it sickens me. Anyways, this film was great and had more of what I want from him and his cute aesthetic style.

Popular reviews

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  Mortal Kombat 2021

  ★ Watched 22 Apr 2021

  When you make a film, choose one lane a dedicate everything towards that lane. This film's lane should have been intense violence and combat, meaning that everything else is influenced around these fights and this universe that's introduced. I wanted to be wowed by the intense graphic detail and choreographed violence, which would come from the story first before just happening. All the violence, besides the famous fatality moves and combat traits, felt forced and strained to try and meet…

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  Déjà Vu 2006

  ★★★½ Rewatched 21 Dec 2020

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.