Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Millennium Actress 2001

  ★★★★★ Watched 24 Mar 2025

  Watched for class. 
  Whoa. 
  Whoa.
  Buckle your seatbelts, this one’s a doozy. 

  Is it a love story? Yes, but I think only in the most basic of ways. The romance is a vehicle for the actual exploration of memory and an homage to Japanese filmmaking in the 20th century. That’s what the movie is really about. It’s this woman’s rediscovery of herself and her past. Chiyoko has spent her whole life pursuing this mysterious man, this ideal she’s created in…

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  Meet Joe Black 1998

  ★★★★★ Watched 19 Feb 2025

  A lot of this was me having quiet tears slowly streaming down my face. Nothing gut wrenching or sobbing, but something steady and soothing. This was very cathartic and honestly made me feel seen. There’s a lot that comes with death, and it’s not something that you can ever avoid for long; the fears are more than warranted, but there is more to the end of a life than just loss. That talk about memories as pictures, and the several…

Popular reviews

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  Megalopolis 2024

  Watched 14 Nov 2024 1

  This review is long, angry and meant for no one but myself. I am so sorry. 

  I cannot rate this. I went in too upset, I experienced nothing of its intended story/moral effectively, and I remained furious at its quality throughout. 
  Yes, I can see through the overgrown, carnivorous hedges that this was supposed to be a commentary on capitalism, poverty against the elite, the optimism and desire for a better world, and creating a brighter future for our children.…

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  Nope 2022

  ★★★★★ Watched 28 Feb 2024

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.