Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  All's Fair at the Fair 1938

  ★★★★ Rewatched 11 Feb 2025

  When I was around 9 or 10, my dad had to go to Baghdad for work. Whenever he visited during those long 3-4 years, he would always bring a ton of boxed CDs for my brother and I. The films and series on those collections were mostly animated and it exposed me to such diverse art and art styles at such a young age... so much of what I watched then remain with me today (I suspect my fondness for…

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  Snow-White 1933

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 11 Feb 2025

  Kid me did not realize I was witnessing such unparalleled greatness 😵
  Shout-out to the legend Max Fleisher for inventing rotoscope and also introducing me to the icon that is Cab Calloway!
  I'll have to come back to this after rewatching all the other Betty Boop shorts but damn I'll be pretty surprised if this one doesn't end up staying my favorite

Popular reviews

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  Interview 1979

  ★★★★½ Watched 03 Nov 2023

  "The things I love keep me awake at night!"

  I love everything about this. I love the concept, I love the imagery, I love the music. This is a film I wish I made. Something inspired, something inspiring.

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  Woman Who Stole Fingers 2010

  ★★★★½ Watched 02 Mar 2023

  It is obvious to many who watch this (stunningly animated) short that what is being depicted is an overprotective mother. While I agree in that assessment, I think it is important to look into not just her act of taking but what she took in the first place, i.e., the fingers. The fingers are the most flexible part of the skeleton and also among the most curious... we reach out with our fingers, we extend our hands, and when our…

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