Favorite films

Recent reviews

• 

  Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives 2010

  ★★★ Watched 14 Mar 2025

  Props to most of it being it in Lao or in the Isaan dialect I suppose. Thai films are the next best thing I can watch, and a nice way to bond with my mother and it makes me happier to actually hear a lot of Isaan/Lao in this instead of Thai. I guess that means this is set in the Isaan region (or northeast) of Thailand. They do have one Lao character that comes in too. It’s hilarious because…

• 

  The Last Laugh 1924

  ★★★½ Watched 04 Mar 2025

  I so badly wanted to give this a four, but I didn’t quite love it. It looks good in some parts, like the opening shots in the hotel, with the camera gliding so effortlessly down and the framing with the doors! It immediately caught my attention. However, I didn’t feel the slightest bit of devastation for our main character to care enough about him, so whatever visuals were there didn’t really make up for it. The happy ending to save…

Popular reviews

• 

  White Heat 1949

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 29 Nov 2023

  Noirvember 30/30

  Saved the best for last 🤭

  I'm a bit sad my Noirvember watches are over because that means I have to leave for vacation soon. I'm excited but I'm going to get homesick. I like being in my own home and doing whatever I want. But it does mean I'll get a break from the things I hate at home. It will be like clicking a reset button. I'm traveling to Laos (where my family is from) and…

• 

  The Maltese Falcon 1941

  ★★★ Watched 17 Nov 2023

  Noirvember 17/30

  I'm torn about whether I actually like this or not. There's good things about it. For instance, this is the first time I've actually enjoyed Humphrey Bogart. With credit to his charming character of course, but nonetheless I found myself enjoying him. Casablanca left such a bland taste on me that its made me hesitant about the guy. As for what I'm not so sure about— I was inconsistently invested with the plot. Sometimes it had me, other…