Sofija Leonavičiūtė

Sofija Leonavičiūtė

a girl with an aspiration to be a film critic (or a criminology major)

Favorite films

  • All of Us Strangers
  • Dune: Part Two
  • The Prestige
  • The Usual Suspects

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  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig

  • The Juggler

    ★★★★

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★

  • Small Things Like These

    ★★★½

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  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig

    The Seed of the Sacred Fig

    a film so excruciatingly suspenseful it manages to present what might be the best horror sequence of the year while maintaining the harsh reality of the status quo political propaganda’s force. 

  • The Juggler

    The Juggler

    ★★★★

    As the credits roll you’re still interlocked with the purposelly frigid lithuanian animation by Skirma Jakaitė. The biggest mhm I’ve ever let out has to be when the main character said “negaliu įsivaizduoti pasaulio be savęs”. 

    Covered in complete mistery The Juggler is a melancholic reflection of everyone’s narcissism.

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  • Aftersun

    Aftersun

    ★★★★½

    It hits you with a wave when there is no expectation of a wind.

    Hopeless and dramatic “Aftersun” forces you to recollect the lost memories of your parents. Yet even without having the straightforward ending most might have expected director Charlotte Wells manages to overpower the expectations by the most soul crushing atmosphere, acting together with astonishing time-stopping - where you feel as if everything around you has lost its sense, just you and the quiet minute of the blue sky on a screen exist - cinematography.

  • Babylon

    Babylon

    ★★★½

    Hear me out.

    The only reason this star packed, immensely overwhelming yet iconic masterpiece did not win any oscars? It is a direct dump on Hollywood, highlighting its practices with actors along with simple workers in the light of change. 

    Damien Chazelle brings another oustanding work to the big screens (and even if I was about 2 years late to watch it), I felt its might.

    Following a fierce actress wanna be, the film establishes its narrative. What differs from…