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Favorite films

  • Back to the Future
  • Alien
  • La La Land
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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  • La Chimera

    ★★★★

  • Contact

    ★★★★

  • All About My Mother

    ★★★★★

  • The Running Man

    ★★★½

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  • All About My Mother

    All About My Mother

    ★★★★★

    The 1999 film All About My Mother by Pedro Almodóvar examines issues of love, loss, identity, and resiliency in a very human, emotionally charged, and visually stunning way. When I first saw it, I was astounded by how Almodóvar skillfully combines a story that is both large and personal, full of likable characters and intensely emotional moments.The film depicts Manuela (Cecilia Roth), a single mother and nurse whose life is turned upside down when her teenage son Esteban passes away.…

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  • La Chimera

    La Chimera

    ★★★★

    La Chimera by Alice Rohrwacher is a bright and sad story that examines the conflict between the past and present, love and loss, and the cyclical nature of human desire. The movie, which is set in Italy in the 1980s, centers on Arthur (Josh O'Connor), a reclusive English archaeologist who has a remarkable talent: he can smell buried tombs beneath the ground, which leads him to the hidden treasures of ancient Etruscan monuments. However, instead of applying his gift for…

  • Contact

    Contact

    ★★★★

    Contact (1997) by Robert Zemeckis is one of the few movies that successfully conveys the majesty of space and the intensely intimate process of scientific discovery. The movie is a reflection on faith, science, and the human need for connection, and it is based on Carl Sagan's book. Its ideas are equally powerful, if not more so, when viewed in 2025 than when it was first released.Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster), a highly motivated and intellectual scientist who has devoted…

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  • The Breakfast Club

    The Breakfast Club

    ★★★★½

    Even though The Breakfast Club was released in 1985, it still has relevance today, so rewatching it is like entering a time capsule. Five seemingly disparate teenagers—a genius (Brian), an athlete (Andrew), a basket case (Allison), a princess (Claire), and a crook (Bender)—are held in Saturday detention in John Hughes' high school classic. As they dismantle societal barriers and reveal their genuine selves, what follows is an intimate, occasionally difficult, but ultimately satisfying journey.The film's honest and unvarnished speech is…

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

    ★★★★★

    The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson is a film that only gets better with each viewing. Rewatching movie exposes deeper themes, complex storytelling tactics, and an underlying sense of melancholy that stays long after the credits have rolled, even though its stunning graphics and lighthearted humor make it a fun initial viewing.The Grand Budapest Hotel's elegy-like qualities are among its most striking features when rewatched. With four separate time periods—a little girl reading a book in the present, an…