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Favorite films

  • Back to the Future
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • The Godfather Part II
  • The Red Shoes

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  • Amadeus

    ★★★★

  • Donkey Skin

    ★★★½

  • Napoleon

    ★★★★

  • L.A. Confidential

    ★★★★

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  • Rear Window

    Rear Window

    ★★★★½

    Rear Window is Hitchcock at his most playful and suspenseful—a masterclass in tension, voyeurism, and storytelling. The confined setting of Jeff’s apartment becomes a stage for endless intrigue, as the world outside his window unfolds like a living, breathing mystery. Grace Kelly is radiant and sharp, while James Stewart’s everyman charm anchors the film perfectly.

    What makes Rear Window so brilliant is how it turns the audience into accomplices, making us just as complicit in the act of watching as…

  • La Haine

    La Haine

    ★★★★★

    Mathieu Kassovitz’s La Haine is a cinematic lightning bolt—a raw, unflinching portrait of a world on the brink. Over the course of 24 hours, we follow Vinz, Hubert, and Saïd, three young men navigating the fallout of a riot in their Parisian banlieue. Beneath its deceptively simple narrative lies a profound meditation on the cyclical nature of violence, captured in the haunting refrain: “Hatred breeds hatred”

    Shot in stark black and white, Pierre Aïm’s cinematography strips away distraction, reducing the…

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  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    ★★★★

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade isn’t just another adventure film; it’s a story carved into the heart of cinema. Spielberg delivers a thrilling ride filled with charm, wit, and just enough heart to elevate it beyond pure spectacle. It’s not perfect, but its imperfections only add to its character, like cracks on an ancient relic that tell a story of their own

    Harrison Ford and Sean Connery are the soul of the film. Their chemistry is effortless, blending humor…

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

    ★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  • To Catch a Thief

    To Catch a Thief

    ★★★½

    To Catch a Thief is a sunlit dalliance, more flirtation than suspense. Grace Kelly and Cary Grant are enchanting, their chemistry shimmering like the Riviera’s waves, but the stakes feel as light as the breeze that carries them. Compared to Hitchcock’s masterpieces—Vertigo’s dizzying depths, Psycho’s razor-sharp tension, or the taut precision of Strangers on a Train—this is a gilded diversion, content to charm rather than challenge. It’s a polished gem, but one that lacks the shadows where Hitchcock’s genius often thrives

  • No Country for Old Men

    No Country for Old Men

    ★★★★

    Ain’t no way this movie won Best Picture over There Will Be Blood