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Favorite films

  • The Big Lebowski
  • Paprika
  • Coherence
  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

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  • BLUE EYE SAMURAI

    ★★★★½

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    ★★★½

  • Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning

    ★★★½

  • Oppenheimer

    ★★★★★

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  • BLUE EYE SAMURAI

    BLUE EYE SAMURAI

    ★★★★½

    This was amazing. Damn near perfect. There was maybe one or two voice actors that were sub-par and maybe a few lines of dialogue that felt a bit odd, but overall, this was a super interesting show.

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    ★★★½

    Surprisingly good. They try hard to cram a joke into almost every scene, so most of them fall flat, but some of them are quite funny.

    The villain is decently unhinged. Rocket's whole origin and story arc is done really well. Music is decent as well.

    BTW: Does anyone else realise that Marvel wrote itself into a corner? Since the end of the universe is at stake most of the time and since none of the main characters can ever…

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  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

    ★★★★

    I don't get the hate. Movie is alright. If you enjoyed the first one, this is a very consequent sequel: bigger, better, louder, grittier, explosier, in-the-facier.


    I really liked the first half. As always with superhero movies, as soon as the big fat monster arrives, I lost all interest. Super Woman was completely unnecessary and I guess she was just there to hint to the future movies.


    The score is probably noteworthy, I think it was both, somehow very annoying…

  • Pig

    Pig

    ★★★★★

    It's a mood. Very stoicist.

    I loved every moment. Wonderful acting. Nice music. Nice muted cinematography. Minimalist script. And most of all: great story arc: the hero's journey, catharsis, conclusion (none of it spoon-fed).

    Also, masterful balance of tone: All the absurdist stuff in the first 2/3rd keeps you entertained, but then the dramatic climax hits hard, and then it all pans out in a wonderful, very down to earth conclusion.

    I might be interpreting this all totally wrongly, but I have a very strong feeling that you can understand/interpret this movie much more richly if you read a few books about Stoicism (Epictetus, Markus Aurelius).

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