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Favorite films

  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
  • In the Mood for Love
  • Nope
  • Paris, Texas

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  • Army of Shadows

    ★★★★½

  • The Lady Eve

    ★★★★½

  • The Silence of the Lambs

    ★★★★½

  • Shrek 2

    ★★★★½

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  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★★★★

    a sheeny, bombastic and deranged genre romp that rocket launches itself to instant classic status. it's death becomes her but more gruesome, it's the fly but more disgusting, it's poor things but funnier and campier, it's fourth wave feminist dorian grey, it's body horror barbie, it's frankenstein josie and the pussycats.

    can't believe how energetic and psychotic this was - not a single dull moment and not a shred of shame or concession. i find it so impressive to craft…

  • Nope

    Nope

    ★★★★★

    a true privilege to see this in imax more than a year after its original run. the sheer scope and scale compound the divine, cosmic horror in unreal ways. i hope this wasn’t the only time i’ll see this on an imax screen.

    remains a miraculous piece of work, and to my mind one of the most impressive and urgent cinematic achievements of the 21st century. not a single moment is wasted - every frame is either brilliantly constructive to…

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  • The Lady Eve

    The Lady Eve

    ★★★★½

    i think if barbara stanwyck called me a good boy i would also fall over 3 times

  • The Silence of the Lambs

    The Silence of the Lambs

    ★★★★½

    maika monroe really tried to reheat jodie foster’s nachos..

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  • Birdeater

    Birdeater

    ★★★★½

    psychological horror where the horror is just real observations about australian men

  • Daughters

    Daughters

    ★★★★½

    first time i’ve ever sobbed to a room full of people doing the stanky leg

    MIFF 2024 film #3