Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Le Bonheur 1965

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 18 Mar 2024

  if françois is your “literally me” character you kinda deserve to have spit in your face

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  Memories of Murder 2003

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 22 Sep 2023

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

Popular reviews

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  Whiplash 2014

  ★½ Watched 25 Feb 2021 4

  There are a few films that just never fail to piss me off, and Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash has a place very close to the top of the list. I know I’m probably preaching to the choir here, and I’m not saying it’s a downright repugnant film - it’s got solid performances and cinematography, but it just feels off to me. I acknowledge my bias: as a musician who’s spent most of my professional career dedicating myself to studying and performing…

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  Shiva Baby 2020

  ★★★★½ Watched 04 Apr 2021 1

  growing up as someone following a non-traditional career path in a jewish family, this hit so close to home. this is like every single family gathering on my dad’s side rolled into one movie lmao

  dialogue is on point, the score reminded me of my favorite takemitsu scores (woman in the dunes & pale flower) and the way that seligman builds so much tension and stress in its 72 minute runtime is really impressive, especially as it’s seligman’s debut feature. really looking forward to seeing more of her work in the future!