Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  In the Mood for Love 2000

  ★★★★★ Watched 26 Jan 2025

  Beautiful, breathtaking, exquisite pain.

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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★½ Watched 24 Jan 2025

  After being captivated for over three hours, it’s jarring to watch the protagonists’ story conclude by declaring America rotten to its core and fleeing to an occupied land.

  Maybe I’d feel differently if this were a true story, but here, it’s a choice—like everything else in the film.

  When I consider that with the reality of what’s happening in the world right now, the irony is impossible to ignore.

  P.S. In honour of The Brutalist’s now-legendary use of AI, I wrote this review with some editing help from ChatGPT.

Popular reviews

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  Cléo from 5 to 7 1962

  ★★★★ Watched 23 Apr 2022

  Putting on a robe whilst hanging from a pull-up bar is a sick flex. 

  Charming performances and a stylish narrative are the perfect accompaniment to Agnès Varda’s stunning portrait of Paris in the 60’s.

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  TÁR 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 29 Oct 2022

  There are some films that you know from the very first frame that you’re watching something special. This is a perfect example.

  The lengthy runtime flew by as Cate Blanchett gave such a magnetic performance my eyes couldn’t look away. 

  I can’t stop thinking about this film.

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