maybejosef

maybejosef

Favorite films

  • Perfect Blue
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • GoodFellas
  • No Country for Old Men

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★½

  • Past Lives

    ★★★★

  • A Real Pain

    ★★★★

  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer

    ★★★½

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★½

    it has that classic bong joon-ho vibe, but it’s tough not to compare it to ‘okja’, which i recently rewatched and found more charming the second time around, maybe it’ll be the same with this. robert pattinson and mark ruffalo were awesome, but i think plot-wise there was something i was yearning for that i can’t put my finger on. either way, i’d eat something like this up every time.

  • Past Lives

    Past Lives

    ★★★★

    man, i am not as emotionally intelligent as arthur. 💔

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  • Okja

    Okja

    ★★★★

    ran this back in honor of mickey 17’s drop. for some reason, my first watch left almost no impression—felt like i was seeing it for the first time (blame the pandemic).

    man, bong joon-ho has that rare mix of charm and brilliance that makes his work so endlessly lovable. whether it’s the quirky score and dynamic action sequences, the subtly profound family drama, or the ever-present scathing critique of capitalism, he always strikes the right pitch. without getting too…

  • The Wild Robot

    The Wild Robot

    ★★★★★

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