LauraAli

LauraAli

Not a film expert. Not a critic. Just an endless admirer and a learner. 🇵🇷

Favorite films

  • GoodFellas
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • The Social Network
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★½

  • The Apprentice

    ★★★½

  • Nosferatu

    ★★★★½

  • The Iron Claw

    ★★★★½

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  • Chicago

    Chicago

    ★★★★½

    As a person that appreciates musical theatre, I am no stranger to the popularity of this film and its amazing music repertoire. I learned the lyrics to Cell Block Tango when I was a teenager, as I heard it for the first time on a theatre production that contained a number performing it. I was instantly intrigued. I finally decided to sit down and watch this film, as it's always been something I keep procrastinating on, and my God I…

  • Y Tu Mamá También

    Y Tu Mamá También

    ★★★★½

    De los filmes que me llevaron al camino dulce y amargo de mi interés en el mundo del cine, se puede sentir el cariño que Cuarón le puso a este proyecto. Este filme de estilo "coming of age" sigue a una pareja de mejores amigos adolescentes con un punto de vista y algo retrogada en cuanto la mujer y la sexualidad masculina, y como una inesperada excursión con esta mujer española significativamente mayor que ellos les cambiará de perspectiva. Visualmente…

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  • Barbie

    Barbie

    ★★★★★

    I have no idea how a movie that was supposed to be about a plastic toy would have me holding back tears, but I guess there's a first time for everything. Gretta's done it again with her most recent love letters to girlhood, as it's a pattern in her (rather short) filmography. This, while not shying away from her usual complex emotional and (semi) political topics, is her most approachable, bombastic and loud body of work yet. The whirlwind of…

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★★★★

    Christopher Nolan in his most straightforward, dialogue and character driven direction I've seen yet. While it may have a considerably extensive run time of approximately three hours, its hallucinating script keeps you engaged all throughout and its performances, especially from the main cast, felt like a masterclass in conveying all of the emotions that were certainly present in the all around experience of watching this film. Emily Blunt was an amazing underappreciated gem on this ensemble. It felt tense, to…