Philippe St-Jules

Philippe St-Jules

Favorite films

  • Victoria
  • The Shining
  • Whiplash
  • Cold War

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  • Borderlands

  • Late Night with the Devil

    ★★★½

  • Conclave

    ★★★★

  • Universal Language

    ★★★½

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  • Borderlands

    Borderlands

    When Kevin Hart is the best part of the movies, you know it's bad

  • Late Night with the Devil

    Late Night with the Devil

    ★★★½

    The aesthetic was really fun. I wish they delved into Jack's backstory more. It's rare that I say this but maybe a prequel could be fun. As for the movie itself I felt like it was holding on too much to the found footage aspect and at some point it was holding it back. Still great performances.

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  • Goddess of the Fireflies

    Goddess of the Fireflies

    ★★★★

    Beautiful movie. Definitely not for everyone. It tells the story a teenage girl living in the Saguenay region of Québec in the 1990s. Due to her parents having a highly toxic and violent relationship, she falls with the wrong crowd and start abusing substance. This feels like a breath of fresh air from french-canadian cinema where movies unfortunately tend to follow the same rules and have the same themes. Although it is true that Goddess does not shy away from…

  • The Nightingale

    The Nightingale

    ★★

    This was hard to watch. For many reasons. First of all I want to say that I really liked the bababook so I was excited for this one. I really wanted to like it. I'll start with the positive. The premise has an original spin to it (revenge road movie but set in 1825 in Tasmania). It has powerful imagery and the 4:3 ratio was a really good choice for the vibe of the film. The acting in general is…

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