Ossiandric

Ossiandric

Favorite films

  • Ikiru
  • The Cranes Are Flying
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

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  • The Wind Rises

    ★★★★★

  • A Real Pain

    ★★★★

  • The Brutalist

    ★★½

  • The Shape of Water

    ★★★★★

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  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    ★★½

    So mid it’s actually insane it’s getting awards recognition. It doesn’t do anything visually interesting, and the story feels like it was written by someone who had no idea what they wanted to do with any of the themes presented. The movie is split into two halves and I actually thought the first half was a pretty solid character study. The second half is completely baffling to me because it derails the plot from the previous part and it’s like…

  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★★★

    Super uncomfortable watch but I loved it. Body horror is one of the only things in the genre that can really get to me. Some of the effects in here had me struggling to watch they were so good. The closeup shots and sound design do such a good job at enhancing the grossness of everything and making you feel the characters emotions. It’s a predictable story but it doesn’t detract at all from the movie at all. The ending felt like a cross between Cronenberg, Carpenter, and Raimi and It was perfect.

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  • Cure

    Cure

    ★★★★★

    This is one of the most thought provoking and unsettling movies I have ever seen, without it being a true ‘horror’ film. The way that it is filmed with such a drab color palette leaves you with such an uneasy feeling as the film progresses. Paired with a notable lack of music it has a distinct style that contributes so well to the theme and story. Without any spoilers, the way that the murder sequences are filmed as so mundane,…

  • Boy Kills World

    Boy Kills World

    ★★★½

    Its dumb fun and I had a very good time. I knew the fight scenes would be awesome when mad dog showed up on screen.

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