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Avid Cinematek enjoyer

Favorite films

  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
  • Morvern Callar
  • Night on Earth
  • Leviathan

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  • Pity

    ★★½

  • Night of the Demon

    ★★★

  • The Devil Rides Out

    ★★★★

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★

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  • 100 Liters of Gold

    100 Liters of Gold

    ★★★★

    My culture fr

  • Mulholland Drive

    Mulholland Drive

    ★★★★★

    Watched at the Cinema RITCS's tribute screening, which started precisely on the hour parallel with the world wide meditation initiated by Lynch's family in his honour. While the soldout theater was far from a meditation-friendly space, I like to think that appreciating his legacy on film in that moment is what the beautiful man would've wanted.

    Rest easy, David. 🕊️

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  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★

    Dyyni sitä, Dyyni tätä... mee vittu duuniin.

    In all honesty, found this to have odd plot beats and character trait discrepancies (e.g. out of place one-liners) when looking at the strong foundation set by the first part. The character development was lacking, and I was not sold on the chemistry between Paul and Chani. The film stalled through the all so ordinary steps of the hero's journey in its first half while rushing through the power politics and worldbuilding that…

  • Karaoke Paradise

    Karaoke Paradise

    ★★★★

    Wake up babe, we're peeling another layer of the essence of Finnish identity.

    Seen with the karaoke legend Kari in the audience, the director and an actual butterfly. The screening was magical.