vstarboo

vstarboo

watching movies and series is my favorite coping mechanism, escapism and hobby

Favorite films

  • The Glory
  • Parasite
  • Monster
  • Nobody Knows

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  • Barbie

    ★★★★★

  • Get Out

    ★★★★★

  • The Handmaiden

    ★★★★½

  • Me Before You

    ★½

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  • Get Out

    Get Out

    ★★★★★

    Not as "horror" as I would've hoped from the genre listing, but definitely an interesting watch. I was so hooked on the plot; I love slow build up's like this where you're one by one given more and more questions, until towards the end they give you all the answers you've been waiting for. And no matter how much time they give you to guess the ending, at least part of it will absolutely surprise you. The acting is so…

  • The Handmaiden

    The Handmaiden

    ★★★★½

    Atmospherically and cinematically absolutely gorgeous film with a multi-layered and complex plot. Storytelling-wise I love the choices in this film and the music and the way of filming are just right to me.
    Yet after rewatching this masterpiece, I'm left hoping I would've left it to the first time. When watching the film as someone who knows the plot, I had too much time to focus on imperfections and awkward acting or editing choices. I also watched it with someone…

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  • Cooking Crush

    Cooking Crush

    ★½

    Silly, goofy, and cute, but nothing special. Started watching for the cast and ended up liking just for the cast.

  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

    ½

    I felt physically ill watching this. Does no one really see how fucked up it is that she is mentally a literal child? At worst the extreme sexualization of a childlike woman is even romanticized, if not just normalized. The film's been talked about as "feminist" but to me it all just screams male gaze. The only part even close to feminism is the normalization of female sexuality, which comes with objectification and pedophilia here btw, to ruin it even…

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