sneakyguy

sneakyguy

the purpose of art is to make us feel a little less lonely

Favorite films

  • Before Sunset
  • Tamasha
  • Begin Again
  • Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

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  • Dancer in the Dark

    ★★★★

  • Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum

    ★★★½

  • Rockstar

    ★★★½

  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

    ★★★★

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  • Dancer in the Dark

    Dancer in the Dark

    ★★★★

    It's just so quiet here...

    One could never see the pretentious soullessness of Nymphomaniac Vol 2 and believe that there once was a time when Lars Von Trier could make something so beautiful, delicate and heartbreaking. But hey, that's the thing about humans, they always surprise.

    I love the style the movie is presented to us in. This is one of the most beautiful musicals I've seen. Especially more so because it is shot in Dogme 95 - a style…

  • Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum

    Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum

    ★★★½

    Can a wolf choose to be a sheep?

    There was a genuine stylistic movement going on in 2000s and early 2010s Indian cinema between movies of Mysskin, Vetrimaaran, RGV and Kashyap. This depopulated, concrete, nocturnal city that is a constant setting for a lot of their movies. Mostly in throes of crime. Their solitary nature leading to heightened tension and dread for the protagonist because you never know who the next shadow will reveal itself to be.

    Onnayum starts off…

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  • Bounty

    Bounty

    ★★★½

    "that's why we do things, for other people.... "

  • Stalled

    Stalled

    ★★★★

    The fun of these films is that you usually dont understand anything but it is extremely compelling to watch. Brilliant direction and writing for a short.