Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Dust in the Wind 1986

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 04 Mar 2025

  One of the greatest films I’ve ever seen, I understand why watching this motivated Kore-eda to become a filmmaker. Every shot and every scene is crafted meticulously. Even the simplest of moments is portrayed with efficacy to produce the most profound effect in the viewer. Where he decides to place his camera and what he decides to show when and for what duration. A simple life of a boy growing up and loving someone deeply is turned into a tale…

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  Hana & Alice 2004

  Watched 11 Jan 2025

  Gaslighting 101
  Shunji Iwai is so good at bringing his strange characters and storylines to life with his beautifully done aesthetic stylings. His choice of take and the way he shoots them make you stand in a no-mans land between drama and comedy. You can’t really tell if something is really happening or they (the filmmaker and the actors) are just messing with you. While also having something to say about desire, and the fleeting years of youth (a thought…

Popular reviews

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  Three of Us 2022

  ½ Watched 11 Nov 2023

  Dogshit writing. Cringe dialogues and so many obvious opportunities to elevate the writing and scene, just missed out. Editing fails to help also. Visually it serves its purpose.

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  Blue Beetle 2023

  ½ Watched 18 Aug 2023

  Dog ass