elbollinger

24 years old. Writing reviews is just me procrastinating.

Favorite films

  • La Haine
  • Chungking Express
  • City of God
  • Grave of the Fireflies

All
  • Conclave

    ★★★★

  • Flow

    ★★★★

  • Anora

    ★★★

  • Youth

    ★★★★

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Road House

2024

½ 2

Waste of time. It was funny to see Connor in a movie, at least for the first 2 minutes of screen time.  I don’t know who thought this film was a good idea honestly, it’s pretty bad in every aspect.

Good Bye, Lenin!

2003

★★★½ Watched

Really cute film but has some lengths. Especially the storyline around the father felt a bit unnecessary.

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Poor Things

2023

★★★★½ Liked Watched

The first 10-15 minutes were really disturbing for me and I thought I will not like the movie at all. I have to say that it was my first Lanthimos film so I did not know what to expect. However, later in the movie  it started to make more sense to me I got really caught. I really enjoyed the story and the humor was amazing. It managed to deliver a very important message in an accessible way. Emma Stone was perfect. It felt a lot like  Gerwig‘s Barbie with Frankenstein theme, maybe even slightly better. Great film.

Anatomy of a Fall

2023

★★★★★ Liked Watched

“Anatomy of a Fall” is the best crime drama I’ve seen in a long time, maybe ever. Personally, I am a big fan of the way the story is told and unfolds bit by bit. Sandra Hüller is incredible, I still don’t have words for the fighting scene, beyond impressed by her acting, it gave me goosebumps.

As a viewer, we basically follow the happenings around the mysterious death of a father and husband and the subsequent murder trial of…

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