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  Gummo 1997

  ★★★★ Watched 10 Jun 2024 1

  Ivan don't judge me but I kinda dug this
  A fever dream

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  A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box 1995

  ★★★ Watched 08 Jan 2024

  Watching this sleep-deprived on a 10-hour flight is an experience

Popular reviews

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  Khrustalyov, My Car! 1998

  ★★★★ Watched 20 Dec 2018 4

  Hey Ivan I'm just gonna dedicate this review to you because you're more or less the only person who reads my sporadic and unplanned reviews anyway.
  So I finally caught up with the elusive Milo and we went to see this Russian film at the Barbican. I went into this completely-blind, like not even a glimpse at its poster. I was therefore somewhat skeptical coming into this, as agreeing to watch an obscure Russian film with Milo could've been a…

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  Man with a Movie Camera 1929

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 May 2018 3

  Enthralling, captivating, entrancing, absorbing... a few of many, many words I could use to describe this film.
  And here's a few more to describe my reaction to this film: gobsmacked, awe-struck, shaken, amazed...
  One of the things I care most about - not only in film, but just about anything - is ideas. Creativity. Imagination. And oh boy, this film doesn't lack any of that. This is a goldmine. Everything works so well. The juxtaposition between the amazing cinematography, the…