Favorite films

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  The Substance 2024

  Watched 29 Sep 2024

  3 questions I have: 

  - Did Fred end up having dinner by himself? 
  - Who in the world furnishes a bathroom like that? 
  - Is that pump-it-up-morning-show a real reference and if so, where can I stream it?

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  The Menu 2022

  ★½ Watched 04 Feb 2023

  Could've been a long ass McDonald's commercial just as well: "Just a cheeseburger".

Popular reviews

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  Eyes Wide Shut 1999

  ★★★★½ Added

  I randomly happened to see Eyes Wide Shut during a period where I was figuring out how to deal with opening a relationship up and it felt like a message from the universe. I do think that all the reviews that see the social-class dynamic, wealth, women as sex objects, etc. portrayed in it are very legit indeed, but considering the original work „Traumnovelle“ by Schnitzler, I saw Kubrick‘s message of the film embedded in the plot itself. Since marriage…

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  A Hidden Life 2019

  ★★★★½ Added

  What appeared to be irritating at first, turned out be the strength of the film: shakey shots taken from weird angles with a handcamera and the use of natural light only. It allows the viewer to become a part of the happenings. The film becomes alive and breathes. That being said, the genius of Malick as a storywriter is simply on another level. You will be taken through so many emotional atmospheres throughout the movie that it really turns into…

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