Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Smile 2022

  ★★★ Watched 30 Jun 2024

  Justice for Moustache! ☹️

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  Perfect Days 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 06 Aug 2023

  NZIFF #6

Popular reviews

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  MOTHER 2020

  ★ Watched 25 May 2021

  You have to give credits to the amazing performances of the cast, but trust me, this film just leaves a sour taste. It is infuriating to watch, not because of the repetitive violence or the inordinate sex scenes, but because despite seemingly great story with some Hitchcock influences, it offered nothing. No lesson learned, no solution, no real climax, no satisfaction, no curiosity for the fate of the characters nor empathy for anyone - even the boy - as he…

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  Tada's Do-It-All House 2011

  ★★★★ Watched 27 Aug 2021 4

  Once in awhile you are a wee bit overwhelmed with all the insane plots and crazy twists, and you yearn for simple, heartwarming slice of life. No country makes this genre as charming as Japan. Tada and Gyoten are the cutest, gayest bickering roommates, and their hilarious, yet sad life stories as handymen put a huge smile on my face.