Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Seventh Seal 1957

  ★★★★½ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  In 35mm--the copy was pretty rough and clearly piecemeal, but it definitely added to the effect regardless

  My first Bergman! Life, death, comedy, and most things in between, in 96 minutes

  Stunning imagery throughout; the framing constantly had me in awe. The spot lighting!! The focus during the final castle sequence!! Unbelievable craft on display here. Made me want to watch a bunch of Kurosawa, too... I just want to live in a land of indelible images

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  Weathering with You 2019

  ★★½ Watched 11 Mar 2025

  Whew, I like this less and less the further I get from the spectacle. The sound editing is fantastic and the score is sometimes frankly bizarre and unsettling in a way that I really enjoyed. But it's all in service of the weirdest half-swings or even non-swings at a bunch of different themes and messages that never hang together

  Shoutout to Nagi, the 9(?)-year-old Danny Ocean wannabe, for heisting his way out of childcare with the help of his ex and current boo

Popular reviews

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  Grave of the Fireflies 1988

  ★★★★ Watched 15 Aug 2018 1

  Fuck America.

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  Nosferatu 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 25 Dec 2024

  Real wolves! Long, long takes! Real castles! It's craft.

  My mouth was hanging open basically the entire time. Terrifying, dreadful, and so, so hot. I can't think of the last time a horror movie ended this well and hit me this hard.

  The physical and vocal performances are top-tier. The lighting is astonishing. I was worried after The Northman! It felt really airless, aimless, whereas this is tight (and claustrophobic), intense, and yet also takes its goddamn time raising the…