smonia

smonia

Favorite films

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

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  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    ★★★

  • Columbus

    ★★½

  • Irish Wish

    ★½

  • Reality Bites

    ★★★

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  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    ★★★

    yknow what … so desperately outdated that it loops around to being just good clean fun. if dorcas was in my nearby village i’d also kidnap her and trap her in my mountain cabin i guess. actually now that i think about it, maybe not

  • 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…

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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