Shane Angela

Shane Angela

wordsmith | film enthusiast

Favorite films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Meet Joe Black
  • Pride & Prejudice

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  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    ★★★★

  • The Gorge

    ★★★★★

  • Anora

    ★★★★★

  • Minority Report

    ★★★★

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  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

    ★★★★

    Storyline is just mid but the filmography of this movie is so artsy that it’s almost out of this world. It was my first time experiencing that kind cinematography, felt like a fever dream to me.

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★★

    First time watching a Sean Baker film, and it was a good experience. This is a very misogynistic, sad film, but such a fun and great one all at the same time. Nice visuals and amazing performances from the actors. It’s very well-paced and kept me entertained the whole time. The writing is just so impressive to me. I love how they were able to develop the themes of the characters with just actions and minimal dialogue. It’s been a…

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  • The Gorge

    The Gorge

    ★★★★★

    THIS IS EXACTLY MY KIND OF ACTION FILM. The type that turns off my logical brain and makes me enjoy everything. Less talk and a lot more action! No need for a perfect plot—just pure entertainment with cool characters and badass scenes. 

    This easily made it to my top 10 favorites without hesitation because— what do you mean you can actually mash up thriller, fantasy-like, sci-fi, action, and romance all in one film?! THE EXECUTION IS JUST INSANE. The storyline…

  • Se7en

    Se7en

    ★★★★

    I was expecting a big plot twist, like one of them turning out to be the killer or something that would blow my mind. I was a bit too disappointed but it was good. The ending was prolly my favorite part. Very well calculated moves from Doe but it didn’t shocked me at all. I guess that’s my fault for reading too many reviews about this film before I even start watching (lesson learned) The tension build up was so…

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