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Favorite films

  • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
  • I Saw the TV Glow
  • Parasite
  • Weathering with You

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  • ARQ

    ★★★

  • The House

    ★★★★½

  • RocknRolla

    ★★★½

  • Return of the Jedi

    ★★★★

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  • ARQ

    ARQ

    ★★★

    A fast-paced Sci-Fi time loop movie that doesn't do anything new or particularly interesting. It's like Edge Of Tomorrow but not as good, but it's still pretty decent.

    I will always champion films made on small budgets. With a tiny cast and a single location used for the bulk of the runtime, it has that indie feel to it and I think that adds to its charm.

    I like how it immediately throws us into the action, giving the audience…

  • The House

    The House

    ★★★★½

    Damn, this affected me way more than I thought it would. It's a British animated anthology movie, and each of the three stories left me speechless and in awe.

    First and foremost, the stop-motion animation is incredible! There is so much detail in the characters and environments, it's mindboggling. You can see every little bit of fabric and the inherent imperfections that come with stop-motion make it all the more charming and human and wonderful.

    Furthermore, the cinematography blew me…

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  • Star Wars

    Star Wars

    ★★★★

    This is pretty damn impressive for 1977. The practical effects hold up well, still looking good today. Some effects haven't aged particularly well, but I think that adds to the movie's charm.

    That score, my God. It's iconic, it's incredible. The scene where Luke looks to the dual sunsets and the music swells gave me goosebumps.

    The writing is great too. While there is a lot of expository dialogue, that's to be expected with a world as grand and complex…

  • Return of the Jedi

    Return of the Jedi

    ★★★★

    Well that was fantastic! A huge improvement over Empire Strikes Back and overall an extremely satisfying end to this trilogy.

    The amazing cinematography, choreography, and lighting from Empire Strikes Back carry over into this one. There are lots of beautiful scenes throughout but the one where Luke and Leia talk on the treehouse bridge was a standout, it was gorgeous.

    They made Leia a badass again! She has lots of moments to shine, especially in the first half. Yes, she…

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