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Favorite films

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

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  • The Darjeeling Limited

    ★★★½

  • Hellboy

    ★★★½

  • The Man Who Fell to Earth

    ★★★★½

  • Funny Face

    ★★★★

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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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  • The Darjeeling Limited

    The Darjeeling Limited

    ★★★½

    Like its title train, The Darjeeling Limited by Wes Anderson is a film that proceeds at its own pace; it is sometimes aimless, sometimes meandering, but it is always well planned. Beyond its distinctive symmetrical compositions and pastel hues, the picture has more emotional impact when rewatched, revealing depths that may be easy to overlook the first time.In the plot, three estranged brothers—Jack (Jason Schwartzman), Peter (Adrien Brody), and Francis (Owen Wilson)—travel throughout India on a spiritual quest, supposedly to…

  • Hellboy

    Hellboy

    ★★★½

    Watching Guillermo del Toro's 2004 picture Hellboy for the first time was an unexpected experience for someone who had only heard of it in passing. Hellboy offers a distinctive take on the superhero genre that combines gothic horror, Lovecraftian elements, and quirky humor into something truly unique. It is a combination of supernatural adventure, comic book extravaganza, and del Toro's hallmark visual style.From the very first scene, the movie makes a statement. The mystic Grigori Rasputin (Karel Roden) leads a…

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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…

  • The Man Who Fell to Earth

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    ★★★★½

    Nicolas Roeg’s The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) is a haunting, visually stunning sci-fi drama that defies conventional storytelling. Starring the enigmatic David Bowie in his first major film role, the movie is a mesmerizing meditation on isolation, addiction, and the corrupting nature of power.Bowie portrays Thomas Jerome Newton, an extraterrestrial who comes to Earth to get water for his planet, which is experiencing a drought. In an attempt to finance his quest, he uses his extraordinary knowledge to…