Theo Khmelnitsky

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Filmmaker / cinematographer
Top 4 are subject to change without notice.

Favorite films

  • Se7en
  • Heat
  • Lady Vengeance
  • Fireworks

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  • The Electric State

    ½

  • Nosferatu

    ★★★½

  • Maria

    ★★★½

  • Conclave

    ★★★★

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  • The Electric State

    The Electric State

    ½

    "Where's the money Leb...Netflix"
    As a big fan of Simon Stålenhag's works, rocking three of his books on my bookshelf, I knew this was coming at some point, but after the countless awful "adaptations" of beloved franchises, particularly Resident Evil and Cowboy Bebop, I had about zero faith in this being any good. First, shoutout to all the VFX artists for their fantastic job bringing the robots and world elements to life on screen, second, the Russo brothers are awful,…

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★½

    Nosferatu is alright, you can never make me hate Robert Eggers and his insane dedication to absolutely nailing the atmosphere of the chosen time period for every film he takes on, however this being his most accessible film so far, while also being a remake of a film with a fairly well known story, somewhat made this a predictable and therefore less engaging watch. Narrative aside, I absolutely love the look of Nosferatu, the camera movement and transitions are great…

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  • Stalker

    Stalker

    ★★★★

    Stalker is great when Tarkovsky finally decides to use the film medium as intended and starts showing some great imagery and symbolism to help move the sluggish narrative forward, however overall at this lengthy runtime I found the "first part" way too slow and hard to get through, which is quite disappointng.

    I'd say Stalker, being only my third Tarkovsky, after Ivan's Childhood and Solaris, is currently my favourite one, it showcases great character archetypes and is very playful with…

  • The Worst Person in the World

    The Worst Person in the World

    ★★★★★

    "I wasted so much time worrying about what could go wrong. But what did go wrong, was never the things I worried about."

    Strange how a thought provoking and emotion evoking story may seem so familiar and relatable to your own experiences yet the comfort that it brings is too brief to wrap yourself in, as you're overcome with the realization that finding your own self may take a lifetime of trials and tribulations, all in the hope for even the smallest measure of happiness and peace.

    Existential crisis achieved successfully.