Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Possession 1981

  ★★★★½ Watched 31 Dec 2021

  Take nothing literally.

  Possession transforms notions of faith, marriage and desire into something manipulatively evil. Like through the eyes of their child, we watch helplessly as Anna and Mark manifest their shame into a culmination of horrific imagery that feels like a desecration of religious purity. A story that may begin as an allegory for divorce clearly evolves into something distressful and painfully uncomfortable to watch as characters delve into madness, or maybe become more of what they truly are.

  Some…

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  Tangled 2010

  ★★★★ Rewatched 25 Dec 2021

  The masculine urge to rewatch Tangled

Popular reviews

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  Last Night in Soho 2021

  ★★½ Watched 08 Dec 2021 3

  I wish I was slut-shamed by Matt Smith.

  Fr tho, I was willing to give this an 8 during the first half by ignoring most of the cringy two-dimensional side characters and instead focusing on Thomasin McKenzie’s amazing performance and the film’s interesting setup. The best part of this movie is when you are swept up in its central mystery and dazzled by the 60s aesthetic.

  And then the second half happened…

  Ngl, this movie got so stupid. For most…

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  The Piano 1993

  ★★★ Watched 12 Apr 2021

  A film that had so many ups and downs for me, The Piano is incredibly hard to review. Obviously, the acting, cinematography and music deserves every bit of praise it can get, also boasting one of the most impressive child performances to date. However, this is a film that is so intent in challenging its audience in an incredibly contemplative and symbolic way that I think it comes as a detriment to providing a cohesive story.

  The film feels so…

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