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  The Seventh Continent 1989

  ★★★★ Watched 25 Mar 2025

  as usual with Haneke, i was left with an overwhelming sense of emptiness and emotional weight. i don’t know, i really don’t know why i’m doing something like this to myself and why i love him so much. maybe because any other director can messe with my psyche the way he does? well, it seems like we are in our toxic relationship :))) for most of the film, there is just the life of an apparently ordinary family. their daily…

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  What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1993

  ★★★ Watched 24 Mar 2025

  a story about love, duty and the desire to escape, about being tied to the people we love, even when they weigh us down. Gilbert just wants a chance at his own life, but his world revolves around taking care of his intellectually disabled brother Arnie and his morbidly obese mother, who is deeply ashamed of her condition. DiCaprio as Arnie??? wow. the way he moves, speaks, looks… it’s absolutely incredible. i couldn’t even think of it as acting. it is…

Popular reviews

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  Triangle of Sadness 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 01 Mar 2025

  i love how brilliantly ironic, satirical and grotesque it is as a critique of society. it just punches straight in the face and then dares you to laugh. all those social absurdities and unspoken tensions are shown here in such an uncomfortable way that it becomes enjoyable. the humor is ruthless and the social observations are on point. it feels like watching some deranged sitcom where nothing huge is happening, yet we were laughing out of secondhand embarrassment. the cast is absolute…

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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 18 Jan 2025

  215-minute film that keeps you on the edge of your seat every single minute? yes, that’s exactly what Corbet has delivered. a monumental work that resonates on every possible level, this is hands down the best film of 2024, one that is destined to become a classic. Corbet has crafted a piece that is both a visual masterpiece and an emotional journey. but still it delves deeply into societal layers, exploring how quickly life can crumble when the structures we…

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