leonarose

leonarose

Favorite films

  • Brokeback Mountain
  • Children of Men
  • Burning
  • Zola

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  • Wristcutters: A Love Story

    ★★½

  • The Road

    ★★★½

  • Little Italy

    ★½

  • Black Swan

    ★★★

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  • Wristcutters: A Love Story

    Wristcutters: A Love Story

    ★★½

    its clunky quirky cute mess that was quite enjoyable and comforting. dunno if theres any harmful messages, i dont think so.

  • The Road

    The Road

    ★★★½

    i like a good apocalypse movie, and this one hits all of the right notes for me. its grounded and bleak. it feel terrifyingly real. there is an impending sense of doom. nuclear apocalypse is up there with cannibalism for me. they both make me itch and freak out. i want apocalypse movies to make me feel that way. i dont want shoot outs and screaming, i want to feel depressed. this did just that. the set design is a…

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  • Black Swan

    Black Swan

    ★★★

    I really need to stop comparing movies to other movies but i cant help myself. everything this movie had to say or whatever the substance does 1000 times better. i wonder why. same with Whiplash. havent seen Perfect Blue in a while, probably would say something similar.

    Natalie Portman did deliver an oscar winning performance. the sexual devious Bruce Springsteen was slimy enough. Mila Kunis, yeah cool. 

    Its a beautiful movie. just doesnt do it for me.

  • I'm Not a Robot

    I'm Not a Robot

    ★★★★

    i know i know the comparisons! i dont care! i really liked this one. particularly hard hitting ending. explores a lot of themes in a way that feels natural if that makes sense. again, i know the comparison. BLACK MIRROR. we get it. but they explore two entirely different things. well done. my favorite of the night unfortunately.