SamuTan

SamuTan

i like watching and writing about films, tv shows and anime.
list of favorite films are my recent favs.

Favorite films

  • Queer
  • Perfect Blue
  • Train to Busan
  • The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

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  • One of Them Days

    ★★★½

  • Paddington in Peru

    ★★★

  • The Man Who Planted Trees

  • High School Musical 3: Senior Year

    ★★½

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  • High School Musical 2

    High School Musical 2

    ★★

    Pretty damn awful, and probably one of the visually ugliest films I've seen in a long time. At least Bet On It is a timeless iconic banger of a song

  • The Stranger by the Shore

    The Stranger by the Shore

    ★★★

    Seeing anime handle gay themes in an adult manner without any weird BL fetishization going on is quite rare, which is why THE STRANGER BY THE SHORE can be quite a treat to watch; especially considering the film is more than competently animated and just really cute at times.

    It's just too bad the plot and pacing is so absurdly haphazard at times, since this movie is obviously rushing through its original source material with the speed of light. Almost…

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  • Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

    ★★½

    I wasn't aware I wanted Mads Mikkelsen playing a gay wizard Hitler in my life, but here we are, I guess.

  • Challengers

    Challengers

    ★★★★½

    Wet, hot, sexy and incredibly fucking sleazy, Luca Guadagnino goes HARD in personally stylizing this romantic tennis film that's about so much more than just playing ball. It's a bit goofy, on-the-nose and sometimes corny to a fault, but it's the calculated and creative visuals, spectacular acting performances, high stakes, smart editing and fucking banger of a score that make CHALLENGERS a delight to watch.

    Not every Guadagnino film hits as hard as they should, but it's a fact that…

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