lilhabibs

lilhabibs

Favorite films

  • Pride & Prejudice
  • Challengers
  • The Young Girls of Rochefort
  • Cléo from 5 to 7

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  • Vagabond

    ★★★½

  • A Real Pain

    ★★★½

  • One of Them Days

    ★★★½

  • Conclave

    ★★★

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  • Vagabond

    Vagabond

    ★★★½

    not my fav varda film but i revisited it again today. sure this movie is about the price of freedom, but I think it also explores an interesting question about the nature of empathy and kindness. as mona drifts through brief connections, people offer her shelter or work, but their sympathy often stops short of true understanding. they acknowledge her choices but rarely meet her on her terms. in contrast, Varda, as the filmmaker, shows the deepest empathy (one of her…

  • A Real Pain

    A Real Pain

    ★★★½

    earnest and concise - how most movies should be

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  • Conclave

    Conclave

    ★★★

    If there’s one thing Catholics know how to do, it’s create an aesthetic that’s as striking as it is sacred. Beautiful cinematography and great art direction. It’s got the same feel as those epic church commissions—every shot looks like a piece of art. Story is giving America’s Next Top Cardinal but it’s a solid enough watch.

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