Favorite films

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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★★ Watched 12 Mar 2025

  Bong Joon-ho does not compromise. Whether he's making a down-to-earth neo-noir, a dystopian science-fiction, or a down-to-earth movie about a man who hates his neighbour's dog, he always tells the story he wants to tell, the way he wants to tell it. Not only does he never dilute his message, he is not afraid to put it front and center. Unless you're illiterate, it's obvious who the parasites are in Parasite. His signature boldness, mixed with his wry, dark sense…

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  The Call 2020

  ★★★½ Watched 14 Feb 2025

  A ton of fun, tense, and then suddenly an unnecessarily cynical ending that undercuts everything that comes before.

Popular reviews

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  Power 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 09 May 2024

  Maybe too wide an approach, with chapter headings that don't quite work, some skimming over the most fascinating historical elements, but still potent enough to leave a palpable sense of anger and fear.

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  Past Lives 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 18 Jul 2023

  you dream in a language i don't understand

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  just slap me silly man