Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★★ Watched 18 Mar 2025

  Shockingly timely. I can see why Warner Bros. pushed its release many times.

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  Parasite 2019

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 13 Mar 2025

  Hit a lot harder for me on a rewatch, especially as someone who recently got an office job and working hard to earn money. Still a timeless depiction of class inequalities, with amazing blocking and composition in a way I haven’t seen since Kurosawa’s High and Low. Also the kind of film makes me want to keep pursuing filmmaking, so I really needed this. Excited for Mickey 17!

Popular reviews

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  Easter Sunday 2022

  ★★ Watched 04 Aug 2022 1

  Watched this alone in my local theater, and that’s opening night! But I didn’t mind, because I just had to be there to watch this milestone in Filipino-American representation in Hollywood. Easter Sunday may not please anyone, certainly not non-Filipinos who may not get some of the Filipinisms, but this is such a proud moment for me and I shall cherish it.

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  Andrei Rublev 1966

  ★★★★★ Watched 06 Jun 2020 1

  Andrei Rublev is unlike anything I've ever seen before. Andrei Tarkovsky's medieval epic doesn't feel like one. Nor does it feel like a biography of the titular character, who's an icon painter in 15th century Russia. Instead, it's a one of a kind sensory experience, one that requires full attention.