cai hui

cai hui

Favorite films

  • Cléo from 5 to 7
  • 8½
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

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  • The Apprentice

  • The Mask of Zorro

  • A Real Pain

  • Nosferatu

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  • A Real Pain

    A Real Pain

    couldn’t fully grasp whether this was meant to be a drama, dramedy, or “remember the holocaust” -type movie. but it’s not the lack of fitting into a specific category that feels off — it’s the dearth of emotional depth that could have made it work better. the film is well-structured and cohesive (helped by its visually spectacular appeal; shoutout to the pastel community), but it really misses the mark in terms of tone and the dramatic shifts in the second…

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    exceptional storytelling, well executed — robert eggers has such a command in his directing. the way he plays with shadows? completely unreal. immersive, dynamic, and fresh. i was enthralled, edge of my seat the entire runtime. 

    an old tale told in a way that feels so new, so alive, so stunningly engaging. every choice, from the visuals (brilliant cinematography), to the pacing to the performances (aaron taylor johnson being the weakest of all of them), pulls you in and doesn’t…

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