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Favorite films

  • Boyhood
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Synecdoche, New York
  • Tokyo Story

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  • Dolphin

    ★★½

  • Love Letter

    ★★★½

  • 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days

    ★★★★½

  • Les Misérables

    ★★★½

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  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    ★★★★★

    Nothing so vividly captures the mutual anguish of a loving goodbye, a product of fleeting moments which fuel a flame until forcibly extinguished. Whether doused because it is forbidden or because it just isn't burning brightly enough, the weight of the feelings, the gazes, and the experiences shared remains a part of your memories, and by extension you, forever.

  • Evil Does Not Exist

    Evil Does Not Exist

    ★★★★½

    The film's challenging premise begins with its title, though any contemplation of its meaning quickly recedes with the opening shot: a reminder of the towering, impartial beauty of nature. In the stillness of this landscape, humans and animals alike are born, live, and ultimately return to the earth, both sharing a broad relationship with the environment throughout this process. Though it is often a harmonious existence, the disruption of this relationship is a threat to every natural balance.

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  • My Mister

    My Mister

    ★★★★★

    The heart and mind are wrestling endlessly. It may be that neither is ever right, but in every individual there's a barometer that makes that determination anyways. It fuels our actions. And really, it's never as simple as heart vs. mind or feelings vs. logic. Instead, it's some amalgamation of the two, and My Mister showed every possible combination.

    Every single character had their own battle: Dong-hoon favoring morality and suppressing emotion; Ji-an supporting her family in any way she…

  • Sometimes, I Think About Dying

    Sometimes, I Think About Dying

    ★★★★

    It's my birthday today.

    You wanted to spend it with me? Why?

    There is hardly a thought that can't be twisted to punch down on your own self-esteem. When you get into the pattern of doing that repeatedly, it can seem an impossibly difficult routine to break. And it may not even be a routine you want to break. Desire for you as a person from someone else, romantic or not, is a powerful remedy when you can't find any…