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Recent reviews

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  I'm Still Here 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 25 Feb 2025

  A heartbreaking true story told with next-level compassion and sensibility. The chemistry between the characters, especially the Paivas, is off the charts. Fernanda Torres basically played at least 3 different roles in a magnetic performance. An absolute lynchpin that elevated everyone else. Not my personal favorite among the international features, but I’m glad this important film got the buzz it deserved.

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  The Seed of the Sacred Fig 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 04 Feb 2025

  A courageous cinematic tour de force by Rasoulof, The Seed of the Sacred Fig was made with clear intent and conviction in every scene. For those saying keep politics out of film, watch this and try again. Wonderful performance collectively, though the mother stood out to me the most. Her being the ever-torn, ever-conflicted individual is a clever personification of a country perpetually wrestling with its identity.

  One of the major elements of the film is the use of real footages.…

Popular reviews

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  BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths 2022

  ★★★★★ Watched 08 Oct 2022 1

  Locked eyes with Bong Joon-ho right before getting to my seat. If that’s not a good omen, idk what is.

  I’m glad I was able to look past the frosty early reception towards Bardo. Anyone who knows Iñarritu’s arrogance and stubbornness should’ve seen it coming. I’m personally not his biggest fan, but in this case, his painstaking singularity is what made this behemoth of a film possible.

  Did he say it’s autobiographical? No. Was he telling the truth? Who knows.…

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  Decision to Leave 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 14 Oct 2022

  Very masterfully done but can’t help but think that it lacked something obvious. Either that or I just wasn’t feeling it…