Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Dune 2021

  ★★★½ Watched 26 Oct 2021

  Of course it was gorgeous and very much the beast of a film I was looking forward to seeing. Beautiful and dramatic, but nonetheless Chalamet did not blow me away with his arguably flat performance, maybe overshadowed by Ferguson’s subdued but very emotive acting as his mother. Other big name actors seemed transient and absent, I imagine due to the immensity of the story not making way for intimate character relations or motivations to take precedent. Again, a symptom of…

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  Promising Young Woman 2020

  ★★★½ Watched 15 Jul 2021

  This film was cinematically gorgeous, and in then that sense I have no complaints. Beautiful acting, beautiful script. Overall I finished it feeling semi-comfortable…. but from the very beginning I found myself disappointed with the dynamic established between the protagonist and the men she went home with. Personally I feel as though the film could’ve pushed much further as far as boundaries and expectations go, and made the same statement that it is making with less subtlety, and been much…

Popular reviews

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  Twilight Storytellers: Sunrise 2015

  ½ Watched 24 Jan 2021

  Holy shit why is everyone white? Why can I see modern hinges and a knob on an 1800’s Egyptian door? Why did you name the film “sunrise” but not invest in a realistic looking sun? Why is your only understanding of Egypt based off of Disney’s Aladdin?

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  The Handmaiden 2016

  ★★★★★ Watched 17 Dec 2020 1

  I’m utterly astounded with the ride The Handmaiden took me on. Park Chan-wook and Chung-hoon Chung are a match made in heaven, and at this point I honestly believe they’re incapable of disappointing me. This film is full of secrets that I’ll hold back from gushing over for the sake of spoilers, but I will say that around every corner I was surprised with flooring excitement. Just when I thought the story was taking a turn I wouldn’t like, the…