Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 26 Mar 2023

  "IF IT WERE'NT FOR THE BABY"
  - peeta had me so gagged im sorry

  honest to god one of the best sequels ever made. like they were COOKING. the script, the performances, the new faces, the familiar ones, the cinematographie, the tech, the cotsumes, the score, the social commentary, THAT ASPECT RATIO CHANGE. just countless amazing choices were made here. i can definitely feel the difference in direction quality? in comparison to the first one. they somehow did all the…

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  Sound of Metal 2019

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 10 Feb 2023

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

  this is one of the best movies ive ever seen. so raw. so authentic. it really resonates with me as a human being. the painful inability to stop or change what happens in life and having to live on. or at least try your best to.

  amazing performance from Riz Ahmed. everything Ruben felt i felt, i felt it so deeply. i could feel his frustration, feel his pain. one of my absolute favorite aspects was the sound design. shifting…

Popular reviews

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  The Sky Is Everywhere 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 08 Jan 2023

  "Grief is a house where the younger sister grows older than the older one"

  i'll always have a special place in my heart for films that are as artistically driven as this one. it was interesting viewing grief through such an inspired lens. I loved the emphasis on music as well, i thought the score was lovely too. the sky is everywhere was akin to windchimes at a lot of moments for me. the loss of the ability to play/create…

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  Ex Machina 2014

  ★★★★ Watched 28 Aug 2022

  a sci-fi movie about ai with great cinematography, set design, and an engaging plot. i really love the theme of how 'digital culture equates women with machines' and how the especially ties in with the ending