Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Waterboy 1998

  Watched 06 Feb 2024

  Serendipity bc I was thinking abt this movie and it ended up being on tv

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  Princess Arete 2001

  Watched 11 Jan 2024

  When great magic is stored in peoples hearts, it can be directed towards the future. 
  
  
  The art direction, muted color palette, cinematic lighting and vintage, simplified character designs might be my favorite in an animated film. This felt like a classic anime fable from the 60s, reminiscent of pre-Ghibli Miyazaki projects.

Popular reviews

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  Princess Mononoke 1997

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 03 Sep 2023

  In 2001, my dad bought this film and showed it to me for the first time. The best films are the ones that haunt you, leaving you thinking about it for many years. I’d remember fragments of shots; the dawn light hitting the translucent skin of the Nightwalker, the red tendrils of the Boar God, the loving embrace of San and Ashitaka. This is the film that got me into movies, taught me that art is a necessity, and something…

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  Before Sunrise 1995

  ★★★★★ Watched 20 Jan 2023 1

  isn’t everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?