Abu Sohel

Abu Sohel

I love my friends! And the more I love my friends, the more I love Cinema!

Favorite films

  • Persona
  • Anatomy of a Fall
  • The Batman
  • La Chimera

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  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    ★★★★½

  • A Few Good Men

    ★★★★

  • Wicked

    ★★★★

  • Thelma & Louise

    ★★★★★

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  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    ★★★★½

    Of all the eight Harry Potter movies, Order of the Phoenix is the most economical with its source material. While it's true that a hefty portion of the fifth book was left out, the film still holds up remarkably well—especially when viewed without the purist cynicism I had as a teenager and a devoted admirer of the book.

    Watching it now, at 35, and having become a filmmaker myself, I can see that the criticism it receives is largely unwarranted.…

  • A Few Good Men

    A Few Good Men

    ★★★★

    This is a perfect film! When people talk about a film being crisp and tight, this is what they mean.

    Yes,Cruise and Nicholson shine like anything but everybody in this film is so good. But Demi Moore is equally brilliant in it and that doesn't get talked about enough. And trust me she is very good! Her screen time and that one time when Tom Cruise's character says he is sexually aroused by Demi Moore's character; who at that moment…

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  • The Boy and the Heron

    The Boy and the Heron

    ★★★★★

    I just watched The Boy and The Heron for the second time. And I have to admit, it is not near perfect but a perfect film.

    There are details which I noticed, things I registered which I completely missed the first time.

    I have a theory. I think all good films should be watched at least twice. Because a single viewing of a film is never complete. And this has been proven to be true in my case innumerable times.…

  • Babylon

    Babylon

    ★★★★½

    Really bummed that people didn't like or watch this film!

    Didn't the film make it clear enough that the reception a film receives can make or break the career of everyone involved in the process of making a film, Indie or Studio?