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Favorite films

  • Coraline
  • The Shape of Water
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • Dune: Part Two

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  • The Electric State

    ★½

  • Memoir of a Snail

    ★★★★½

  • Novocaine

    ★★★★

  • Too Many Cooks

    ★★★★

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  • The Electric State

    The Electric State

    ★½

    This could’ve been an amazing, heartwarming family film.

    Unfortunately, it looks so clean and artificial that it completely strips away the magic. The robots look incredibly fake, just a different design or, dare I say, a more practical approach would’ve helped a lot.

    Every line spoken by the robots feels lifeless, and it’s obvious they were recorded separately. It felt like all these A-listers were just doing a favor for the Russo brothers. Not a single scene felt warm or…

  • Novocaine

    Novocaine

    ★★★★

    Such a blast of energy! A very fun film that, for its short runtime, does a lot. They explained that part very well, and it came across as believable. I had a good time and was shocked by how brutal and bloody this film was.

    I didn’t understand why it had a Christmas setting or why they made it such a small-scale story and characters while trying to be a big-scale film. That does hurt the film, even though Novocaine can’t feel pain.

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  • The Nun II

    The Nun II

    ★★★★

    Visually beautiful and finally The Nun film we were promised!

    And I loved how they used the first one and build on that story. Now that film has still a use. The settings were great, and production design was just perfect. The story was constructed very well and also made sense.

    Luckily it's filled with terrifying moments and surprises, it made Valak the demon it was. The acting was great and everyone, even the kids, did a great and believable…

  • Coraline

    Coraline

    ★★★★★

    A different way to spell perfection is C-O-R-A-L-I-N-E