notko

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really bad at logging stuff, also basically all my reviews last year suck so dont bother with those, profile renovation in progress

Favorite films

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Stop Making Sense 1984

★★★★★ Rewatched 06 Mar 2025

i can do nothing but put this back up to 5 stars it just feels so important its one of the most important pieces of art and music i can think of, just a complete celebration of music and the emotions it can make us feel, every part of it feels like a hand reaching out from the stage to touch the audience, and it helps that the music is SO so good. id be a monster to think this was anything but perfect
Lady in the Water 2006

★★★★★ Watched 06 Mar 2025

this is my favourite of shyamalan's oeuvre so far, and i'm going a bit out of order in watching his filmography so it's also the earliest of his work that i've seen, it's such a beautiful movie. Shyamalan's mental state is all over this thematically - realising the powers within yourself, overcoming self doubt, the sheer powers of story and belief, things that were no doubt on his mind after being relentlessly critiqued by the general public who he thought…

Inland Empire 2006

★★★★★ Rewatched 22 Aug 2024 2

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
AGGRO DR1FT 2023

★★★★½ Watched 22 Dec 2024 2

second korine film and i went into this knowing what i would get pretty much and then getting it, which isnt bad at all. it feels like if a video game was a movie (positive) and it has some interesting things to say about how we view others in the age of the internet. i think also that this is about the only context AI is somewhat acceptable - ideally (IDEALLY) AI is a tool to help artists realise ideas…