Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Forget About Everything for Awhile 2020

  ★★★★ Watched 24 Feb 2024

  Wow, this might be the first folk film i saw that's genuinely fantastic. There's something about Joel's films and his way of improvisational dialogue that always leaves me floored with how impressive and natural it is. I love the way the film is shot. Gives me this minimalistic, naturalistic feel that i really love about Joel's films. And also hats off to Mason Carter for not just his co-directorship but also his acting was fantastic (and so was Joel's). But…

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  Hell is a Timeshare in Florida 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 02 May 2022

  After giving this another rewatch, I decided that Joel Dik's Hell is a Timeshare in Florida is a pretty impressive debut film that tackles loneliness and naivety with such relatability. I think it's safe to say that 922 Films does a fantastic job at the technicalities of their films, with the cinematography of Joel's new film being just downright incredible, with the shot selection doing a really good job of showing the main character's loneliness without any exposition. Each actor…

Popular reviews

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  Soul 2020

  ★★★★★ Watched 07 Jan 2021 1

  What a way to start off the new year by watching what's probably Pixar's most existential film yet. The film's message of defining our purpose and living life to the fullest honestly gripped me, and the film's conceptualization of pre-existence is both extremely creative and unique

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  Nightcrawler 2014

  ★★★★★ Watched 31 Dec 2020 1

  What a way to end off this crazy ass year with a crazy ass movie. My god, the whole film just feels so suspenseful and yet so goddamn original. It honestly baffles me that Jake Gyllenhaal wasn't nominated for Best Actor.