Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Demons 1971

  ★★★★ Watched 11 Mar 2025

  Japanuary 2025 Bonus Categories: #35 J-Horror

  Most aesthetically pleasing display of rage, blood, hatred and tears you might ever lay your eyes on. Vile.

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  Kill! 1968

  ★★★½ Watched 05 Mar 2025

  Japanuary 2025 Bonus Categories: #34 Samurai

  Silly humor makes this a fun incursion into the Samurai Western genre, but also doesn't help when it tries to take itself seriously moments later. Nakadai on his usual greatness.

Popular reviews

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  Audition 1999

  ★★★★½ Watched 04 Jan 2025

  Japanuary 2025 #4 Takashi Miike

  Now that's a horror film. Holy... I won't go too deep into it to avoid spoilers but this has such a genius shift in tone marked by one scene. It almost feels like a Sunday afternoon TV movie before it. What comes after is a descent into madness and sodomy like few I've ever seen. Had to avert my eyes (and even turn off the sound) for some of it, girl can really make you…

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  Cure 1997

  ★★★★ Watched 03 Jan 2025 2

  Japanuary 2025 #2 Kiyoshi Kurosawa

  Criterion Challenge 2025 • 14. Watch a film from the Criterion Channel’s all time favorites lists: Cure

  My first encounter with Kiyoshi Kurosawa. First glance on the scores and reviews on the site definitely got my hopes up and I was not disappointed. Chilling atmosphere, some of the best set design and cinematography I've ever seen (seriously so many still images from this look stunning). A protagonist that had me worried for their sanity IRL.…