smonia

smonia

Favorite films

  • Millennium Actress
  • Rushmore
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
  • Phantom Thread

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  • Columbus

    ★★½

  • Irish Wish

    ★½

  • Reality Bites

    ★★★

  • Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

    ★★★★

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  • Columbus

    Columbus

    ★★½

    omg this was agonizing and i almost turned it off! i genuinely thought i was going to like this. this movie thinks it’s being quiet, contemplative, and deep but the script and acting are so stiff and hard to believe. so much of what happens feels … corny?? tumblr fakedeep? i didn’t buy anything about the two main characters’ relationship or desire to be around each other. nearly every shot was beautiful and i appreciated that but it didn’t make…

  • Irish Wish

    Irish Wish

    ★½

    every costume looked like it was from amazon man what the hell

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  • Look Back

    Look Back

    ★★★★★

    fuck it, 5 stars. why not? what could have possibly been better about this? the interview with the director afterwards sealed the deal — this was created with such care and thoughtfulness and that really shines through in every single shot. i loved the sketchy naturalistic art style, loved that the characters weren’t “cute” or “pretty”, they were just kids. obviouslyyy loved the message. i’ve been giving too many half stars for things recently and like why? who cares. 5…

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★½

    willem dafoe’s comforting presence 🩷

    DID NOT ENJOY THIS
    I HATE SCARY MOVIES
    HAD A BAD TIME
    CRIED THRU ENTIRE SECOND HALF
    best parts were willem dafoe being charming and optimistic
    i think this was objectively a “good” movie or interesting but i was miserable

    i’m going to go home and watch my neighbor totoro as a palate cleanser