Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Encounters of the Spooky Kind 1980

  ★★★ Watched 08 May 2022

  Kinda like Na Hong-jin's 2016 film "The Wailing", if "The Wailing" was an early 80's slapstick Hong Kong action film with Sammo Hung.

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  His Motorbike, Her Island 1986

  ★★★★½ Watched 16 Feb 2022

  I wanna live this but gay and in a Honda Del Sol.

  Romantic and automotive fantasies aside, I really enjoyed Obayashi's beautiful expression of a love triangle between two people and a 53 horsepower collection of metal and rubber, a physical gateway to the wind in their hair, and freedom at the handlebars.

  The film is pretty to look at, but the sense of loving and being loved in a mutual fight against becoming stagnant and in pursuit of a feeling is the real draw here, and its wonderful.

Popular reviews

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  Everything Beautiful Is Far Away 2017

  ★★★★½ Added

  Not everyday do you go looking for song lyrics, and instead find an indie flick right down your alley.

  The best word to describe ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ɪꜱ ꜰᴀʀ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, is pleasant. From the pacing and tone, to the characters and all the way through to the cinematography and sound-design, this film feels warm, simplistic and dreamy.

  It delivers its conflict and message in a freshly non-threatening way for the genre. Mostly through very direct, if not a little bit stageplay-esk…

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  The Happiness of the Katakuris 2001

  ★★★★★ Added

  The most consistent thing about this movie is how bizarre it is, with its eagerness to keep up the crazyness giving it a delightful, slightly demented charm.

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