Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Handmaiden 2016

  ★★★★★ Watched 27 Mar 2025

  just !!! literally no words, the amount of twists and turns in the story, it kept me breathless and surprised and shocked and grossed out, everything I want in a movie ugh this is SO good. LOVE how it ends up being about the relationship between the two women and how they take back the control

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  True Lies 1994

  ★★★★½ Watched 21 Mar 2025

  so fun and funny and sexy. laughed out loud so much. basically two movies in one. I loved it

Popular reviews

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  La La Land 2016

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 05 May 2017

  I don't know what it is with this god damn movie. Maybe it's the beautifully optimistic and cheerful opening number, maybe it's the popping bright primary colours, maybe it's the way this film turns the ugliest parts of LA magical and beautiful, maybe it's the 'a lovely night' tap dance set against a beautiful sunset backdrop, maybe it's Ryan and Emma's chemistry, maybe it's the heartbreaking but bittersweet magical ending. Idk man. This movie just does it for me. I…

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  Lady Bird 2017

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 25 Jan 2018

  I love this movie sososososossoo much and I'm just so glad it exists and I think it was better the second time around (or at least I cried harder this time). Every aspect of the film is so perfect - from the direction, to the cinematography, to the editing, to the (underrated, beautiful) score, and of course, the acting. I cant overstate how amazing this movie is edited and paced though. It flows so. incredibly. well. It just feels like...memory.…