Toastium

Toastium

Favorite films

  • Princess Mononoke
  • Late Spring
  • The Lighthouse
  • WALL·E

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  • Vertigo

    ★★★★½

  • The Clock

    ★★★½

  • The Conformist

    ★★★★½

  • Summer Interlude

    ★★★★

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  • Vertigo

    Vertigo

    ★★★★½

    Was gonna give this an 8 but I feel like I've been digesting this film more and I've started to really love a lot of what it does. I don't know if I'd say it speaks "masterpiece" to me yet but I really enjoyed it.

    Fantastic filmmaking, particularly in that one 270° scene, the dream sequence, the now-iconic hitchcock zooms. I felt like the story was mostly standard fare but it has some really really great hints of mysticism and…

  • The Clock

    The Clock

    ★★★½

    Watched between 12:00 - 12:15 pm.
    Pretty captivating. I like how for some places, the clocks were hidden so it felt much more like an easter egg hunt. It also felt like a capsule of many random human experiences from film put into one project. I didn't have time to stay longer but I think upon revisit my score may increase over time.

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  • Late Spring

    Late Spring

    ★★★★★

    Masterpiece. Masterpiece. Absolutely incredible, breath-taking, emotional film. I'm just kind of at a loss of words, so apologies if this review has a lot of rambling.

    First off, cinematography. This is one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. Almost every scene is picturesque, filled with a visual delight or some super interesting editing/compositional concept. Not to give spoilers, but notably the "signs", the "vase", and the scene at the temple (where the main characters get further away through…

  • Inside Out 2

    Inside Out 2

    ★★★

    Might bump it up to a 7 later, it's like a strong 6.

    Definitely a good pleasant movie, with some gorgeous visuals, animation, environments, as well as being really really funny (even more than the og). But I feel like the scope of this movie felt too narrow? I was really expecting something larger, and while I do really like the themes and concepts in this sequel, I don't know if I can say they were used to the highest…

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