veenay

veenay

Favorite films

  • Paterson
  • The Insider
  • Yi Yi
  • Michael Clayton

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  • The Two Popes

  • Margin Call

  • We Need to Talk About Kevin

  • Red Rooms

    ★★★★½

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  • First Cow

    First Cow

    ★★★★★

    I am not sure how this manages to weave so much tension into such a soothing sequence of images. The Pacific Northwest vibes are immaculate and captured with a gentle touch. Yes it’s the tale of friendship grown out of necessity but also the warmth of love for fellow man, the capacity to transform suffering into a courageous journey and distinctly American personal mythology. the oily cakes did look quite tasty with the honey and cinnamon so that prob adds a star right there.

  • First Reformed

    First Reformed

    ★★★★

    The desperation seems rational when confronted with the scale of the crisis and the apathy of the world around him. There is affliction in a physical and spiritual sense throughout—what the French mystic Simone Weil would interpret as evidence of God’s love and a means to express devotion. And in some way this is exactly what happens. Although it isn’t just personal, the malignancy in climate destruction is universal. Toller sort of meditates on this suffering through his journal and narration.…