Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  After Hours 1985

  ★★★★ Watched 30 Mar 2025 1

  Feels like everything that Beau is Afraid tried to be

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  Antichrist 2009

  ★★★½ Watched 23 Feb 2025

  One of the most nihilistic things I’ve sat down to consume.

  Should’ve assumed it from the title, but picked up on lots of religious symbology, and maybe the whole thing is an extended metaphor for the story of Christ? Or maybe it’s a pagan interpretation? A director retorting to the principles of Christianity in modern day? Maybe none of those things at all.

  Each chapter made me flip my mental script of what each character stood for, represented, and would…

Popular reviews

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  La Haine 1995

  ★★★★½ Watched 06 May 2024 1

  “So far, so good”

  Saw this exactly when I needed it. Something about the raw portrayal of wasting your time on bad endeavours was a wake up call.

  I know the message is outwardly meant to be a critique on violence, poverty, and activism against authority, but there’s a lot of that story that works as a metaphor for zooming out, assessing what path you’re on, and where you’ll end up if you continue.

  Super uniquely lit, edited, and scored.…

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  The Zone of Interest 2023

  ★★½ Watched 22 Feb 2024 1

  I understand the idea of telling a story from the perspective of a demon, and the inherent nuance of showing how comparable their family life can be to the average Joe, but this really didn’t work for me.

  It’s a strange case, because the performances, the shot composition, the creativity in the scoring and perspective would all be things that draw me in. It just felt benign. I grew so sick of the monotony, and a first act that others…