Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom 1975

  ★★½ Watched 18 Jun 2022

  not quite sure i can say i think salo's good or that i liked it (and i sure as hell didnt enjoy it) but it's hard for me not to appreciate the sheer grossness and scorn taken in portraying the fascists. they're just so intensely terrible.

  letting my thoughts simmer on this but i think aside from the gorier acts of violence (which i am simply terrible at dealing with but are depicted much much less indulgently than i anticipated) i'll grow more and more appreciative of the film. still super wanted it to end though, jesus fuck save me.

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  9 Bullets 2022

  ½ Watched 25 Apr 2022

  this is literally the worst movie i think ive ever seen

Popular reviews

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  Dune 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 01 Nov 2021

  quite a lot of sand

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  Love & Pop 1998

  ★★★★ Watched 12 Jan 2021

  excellent movie. a real amazing portrayal of teenage ennui and post-teenage regret with some especially salient lines that scratch at that adolescent attitude's itch. of course, as is anno, the movie is extremely personal and empathetic despite its esoteric presentation. there's a bit of a meme associated w his evangelion films and supposedly calling out the otakus and disillusioned teens he knows are in his audience, but love & pop addresses the regrets of being a jaded young adult in a…