Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Hagazussa 2017

  Watched 28 Jun 2024

  Is she a witch? Or is she simply living in harmony with a world we've forgotten?

  Is she cursed, or is she the curse itself?

  Beautiful cinematography though, love the collision between female fury and folklore.

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  Oldboy 2003

  ★★★★ Watched 27 Apr 2024

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Popular reviews

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  Green Book 2018

  ★★★½ Watched 11 Apr 2024

  What I love about this the most — the film does a good job of portraying the everyday humiliations and dangers colored people faced in the Jim Crow South. It uses the "Green Book," a real-life guide for African American travelers, to highlight the constant need for navigation and safety measures colored people had to take during that time.

  There's humor too, though. The clash of personalities between Dr. Shirley and Tony Lip leads to some genuinely funny moments. Tony's…

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  The Departed 2006

  ★★★★ Rewatched 25 Mar 2024

  The film plays like a twisted chess match.
  DiCaprio's portrayal of Costigan is a masterclass in simmering tension. He's constantly walking a tightrope, one wrong word away from a bullet to the brain. Nicholson, on the other hand, is pure unhinged brilliance. I think his line that I mostly find menacing was, "We all gotta make a choice. You don't get to choose not to choose..." The beauty of The Departed lies in its ambiguity.

  We're constantly questioning who's who,…