Naomi Barghiel

Naomi Barghiel

Favorite films

  • Arrival
  • No Country for Old Men
  • La La Land
  • Past Lives

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  • The Hours

    ★★½

  • Promising Young Woman

    ★★½

  • The Florida Project

    ★★★★½

  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    ★★★★½

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  • The Hours

    The Hours

    ★★½

    A very 2002 exploration of life, death and mental health. But the cast??? Incredible.

  • Promising Young Woman

    Promising Young Woman

    ★★½

    Huge misfire in my books. Disappointed that this film has been labelled as “feminist” and is getting attention from critics and the Academy. Even more shocked that it was written and directed by a woman. It almost felt at points that maybe this film was going in a potentially hopeful direction, but unfortunately it could never commit to its messages (especially at the end).

    I also think it speaks volumes that Bo Burnham’s character always wore blue while Casey Mulligan was in pink in every scene together #gendernorms.

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  • The Florida Project

    The Florida Project

    ★★★★½

    Can’t believe I waited 3 years to see this. Every beat is spot on and mesmerizing. This incredibly intelligent film is just a smidge before it’s time — I think it would’ve killed it at the 2019 Oscars.

  • Her

    Her

    ★★★★½

    Her is similar to The Invisible Man’s mantra “what you can’t see can hurt you” but much less gruesome. We never see Samantha, but boy was there some aching in this film. Joaquin Phoenix is remarkable — no denying that. I love the romantic colour pallet and score that mixes in beautifully.

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