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  BlacKkKlansman 2018

  ★★★★½ Watched 01 Apr 2025

  A sharp and darkly exploration of racism in America, blending real history with biting satire.

  Based on the true story of Ron Stallworth, the first Black detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department, the film follows his audacious undercover mission to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s.
  John David Washington delivers a charismatic and layered performance as Stallworth, balancing humor and righteous determination.

  Lee’s direction is as bold as ever, seamlessly blending the Klan’s cartoonish ignorance with the…

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  Marcel the Shell with Shoes On 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 01 Apr 2025

  A heartwarming and deeply imaginative film that blends stop-motion animation with live action to tell the story of Marcel, a tiny shell with a big heart.

  Voiced by Jenny Slate, Marcel’s whimsical yet poignant observations about life, loneliness, and family make for an emotionally rich experience. Director Dean Fleischer Camp, which appears also as the co-protagonist that create the YouTube videos around Marcello, crafts a tender narrative that balances humor, nostalgia, and existential reflection, all wrapped in a visually charming…

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  Paterson 2016

  ★★★★½ Watched 20 Mar 2025

  A meditation on the poetry of the everyday and the artistic process able to capture it.

  The film follows Paterson (played by Adam Driver), a bus driver in Paterson, New Jersey, who writes poetry in every occasion of spare time. One of the engaging visual tools Jarmusch employs is that we get to watch Patterson create his poems on screen, as this photo depicts. There, Patterson isn’t statically reading his poem, but rather speaking them out while writing them, which…

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  Little Joe 2019

  ★★★½ Watched 26 Feb 2025

  An eerie botanical horror. The idea of a genetically engineered plant that subtly alters human emotions is both original and unsettling, creating an atmosphere of creeping paranoia with sci-fi elements. The film’s sterile aesthetic and minimalist soundtrack effectively contribute to its unsettling and slow-building tone.
  However, the execution—particularly in terms of performances—falls flat. Emily Beecham’s portrayal of Alice, while intentionally restrained, often comes across as emotionless and robotic from the start, creating the doubt that she was infected from the…

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