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Not me crying in the theatre 😭

I can’t the last time I’ve felt so embarrassed on someone else’s behalf 🫣

Watched on Monday May 19, 2025.

Watched on Saturday May 10, 2025.

A little too wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

My anxiety was at full throttle for the duration of this film. Abou Sangaré gives an incredible performance as a migrant desperate to stay in . The fact that you have to in effect, sell yourself when seeking asylum unfortunately leaves migrants prey to being taken advantage of. The changing of one’s story (or little facts here and there), isn’t all that dissimilar to what family friends, friends of friends, and even what my parents did (to some extent) when they came to Canada.

Watched on Tuesday April 29, 2025.

So glad to have seen this in a theatre. Truly disturbing, but oh so good.

Watched on Saturday April 26, 2025.

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Surprised by how much I liked this considering I wasn’t a big fan of the book. The thing is though that this thing varies a lot from the book. Bong took a lot of liberties, and he succeeds where the book doesn’t, in threading a humorous tone throughout the story. I do wish it included more about the religion and multiples (specifically the case with Alan Manikova as it’s way crazier in the book) as well as the reason why the Creepers knew Mickey’s name.

Watched on Monday March 31, 2025.

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Watched on Tuesday March 25, 2025.

omg I’m so glad at least someone had a somewhat good ending in this series 😭

Watched on Friday March 21, 2025.

Watched on Thursday March 20, 2025.

I was so mad when this got released during the height of the pandemic because I thought I’d never get to see this in theatres. Anyway, this was wild! I never read the twitter thread so this was even crazier than I was expecting!

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That victim impact statement went straight for the jugular.

Watched on Sunday February 23, 2025.

Watched on Sunday February 23, 2025.

I was so angry. I am so angry. The police as an institution needs to be shut down and started from scratch.

Watched on Sunday February 23, 2025.

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I did not know that ICE operated like this. Scum of the earth.

Would make a great double billing with Companion.

Watched on Thursday February 20, 2025.

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I loved this. My favourite of the animated shorts and what will probably win the Oscar.

Watched on Thursday February 20, 2025.

Everything I saw at the Toronto International Film Festival, ranked. The only reason Emilia Perez is at the bottom is because I wasn’t able to read the subtitles. Upon a rewatch, this list will be accurately updated.

• The Brutalist
• The Substance
• Anora
• Babygirl
• They Will Be Dust
• Bird
• The Last Showgirl
• The Courageous
• Relay
• Daughter's Daughter

...plus 19 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Michael Fassbender's filmography ranked in order of his best to worst performances. Working on seeing all of his films.

1. Shame
2. 12 Years a Slave
3. Steve Jobs
4. Hunger
5. Macbeth
6. Fish Tank
7. Frank
8. X-Men: First Class
9. Jane Eyre
10. Prometheus

...plus 15 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranking of everything I saw at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival

• Anatomy of a Fall
• American Fiction
• La Chimera
• Days of Happiness
• The Holdovers
• Memory
• The Beast
• The Teachers' Lounge
• Fingernails
• Toll

...plus 23 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranked list of things I saw at TIFF this year.

1. Parasite
2. Knives Out
3. Waves
4. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
5. Sound of Metal
6. Hustlers
7. The Platform
8. Uncut Gems
9. Motherless Brooklyn
10. Bad Education

...plus 14 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranking of everything I saw during TIFF 2022

• Triangle of Sadness
• Decision to Leave
• The Menu
• Other People's Children
• How to Blow Up a Pipeline
• The Fabelmans
• Revoir Paris
• Subtraction
• Alice, Darling
• Glass Onion

...plus 16 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. A Star Is Born
2. Three Identical Strangers
3. Cold War
4. Shirkers
5. Widows
6. Vox Lux
7. If Beale Street Could Talk
8. Eighth Grade
9. Black Panther
10. Blind Spot

Everything I saw at TIFF ranked.

1. Cold War
2. Widows
3. Vox Lux
4. If Beale Street Could Talk
5. Blind Spot
6. Wildlife
7. Freaks
8. High Life
9. Non-Fiction
10. Green Book

...plus 13 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Favourites of 2017.

1. Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves
2. Call Me by Your Name
3. The Big Sick
4. Baby Driver
5. God's Own Country
6. Coco
7. Sweet Country
8. Get Out
9. The Square
10. Columbus

Every year I try and fail at completing the 365 film challenge so I thought I'd do something different. This time around I want to watch 50 movies and/or tv shows and read their book counterparts. I'll be updating this list throughout the year as I read the book and watch the movie/show. I'll add ratings for the books as well and possibly even a blurb about the book vs. the movie. 

Note: Since we can't log tv shows, I'll add them in the description below. As well, the book ratings go by Goodreads ratings, which doesn't allow for 1/2 stars.

TV Shows

AMERICAN GODS (TBD)
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman (★★★★)

THE HANDMAID'S TALE (TBD)
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (★★★★)

THE NIGHT MANAGER (TBD)
- The Night Manager by John le Carré (★★★)

• Silence

  Silence by Shusaku Endo (★★★★)

  The movie is actually a very good adaptation of the book. However, I don't think it fully captured the religious struggle Father Rodrigues was going through. 

  I found the descriptions of Kichijiro hilarious in the book. I always giggled to myself when reading Rodrigues' thoughts concerning him. Kichijiro was perfectly cast in this respect. He more than lived up to his characterization.

• The Zookeeper's Wife

  The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman (★★★★)

  This would have worked much better as a miniseries. So much was cut out from the book. The film really doesn't do the book justice. I probably would have rated the movie lower had I read the book first.

• Sophie's Choice

  Sophie's Choice by William Styron (★★★★)

  I'm glad they did away with Stingo's constant whining about losing his virginity. Reading that was tiresome. 

  All the characters were perfectly cast in the movie. Meryl Streep was truly incredible.

• The Girl with All the Gifts

  The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (★★★★)

  The movie gets the gist of the book, but doesn't nearly begin to capture the horrors of it all.

  Not really the movie's fault but the grey threads of Ophiocordyceps unilateris were pretty meh. When I read the descriptions in the book, I had a very physical reaction to it. Basically, what I had imagined was far more disturbing then what was portrayed in the film.

• The Lost City of Z

  The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession In the Amazon by David Grann (★★★★)

  What I found most memorable about the book was the descriptions of the various ills in the Amazon. The entire thing was truly fascinating though. And how obsession took hold of not only Fawcett, but many, many men after him.

  The movie is far more decisive about what happened to Fawcett, whereas in actuality, we really haven't a clue. The film was absolutely gorgeous. I would have liked a more accurate portrayal of Fawcett, including more of his racist ideologies.

• The Descendants

  The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings (★★★★)

  This was the best book adaptation I've seen in forever. Alexander left virtually nothing out and only made a couple of teeny tiny changes. So rare for that to happen.

• The Dinner

  The Dinner by Herman Koch (★★★)

  White people being terribly awful. Everyone is literally sociopathic.

  While I liked the book, the movie was horrendous.

  I have a feeling the movie would have been much better if it had been a Dutch production.

• Misery

  Misery by Stephen King (★★★★★)

  The book is one of the best horror novels I've ever read. Annie Wilkes is literally the craziest character ever.

  I wish the film was able to fit all of Annie's craziness into the film, but due to time constrictions it couldn't. Kathy Bates is Annie Wilkes to a T, perfect characterization of her.

• Call Me by Your Name

  Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman (★★★★)

  The movie captures the sensuality of the novel so beautifully. All of the characters were remarkably embodied. I cannot imagine anyone else playing Elio or Oliver, Timothee and Armie are so perfect it hurts. I am so glad that this film lived up to expectations. What a wonderful adaptation. I told Luca Guadignino as much as TIFF.

• On Chesil Beach

  On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan (★★★)

  So I literally finished reading the book 2 minutes before I got my ticket for the film at TIFF. It's an excellent adaptation, no doubt because the script was written by Ian McEwan.

...plus 19 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Everything I own. Some stuff I haven't watched yet. I'm sure I have way more stuff that has a digital component but I'm lazy and haven't checked. I'll mostly be using this list to make it easier to choose what to watch without having to physically go and select. Did I mention that I'm lazy?

I'll keep adding to this list as my collection grows.

• 3:10 to Yuma

  DVD

• 12 Years a Slave

  DVD & Blu-Ray

• 28 Days Later

  DVD

• Almost Famous

  DVD

• American Beauty

  Blu-Ray - Unseen. I've seen most of it but never the entire thing.

• The Artist

  Blu-Ray

• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

  DVD

• Atonement

  DVD

• The Aviator

  DVD - Unseen.

• The Babadook

  Blu-Ray

...plus 95 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Masterful work. These performances are what made me a fan of each actor. In some cases, I've moved to full stan mode.

• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

  Casey Affleck as Robert Ford. He's perfect in this. Still his best performance.

• Starred Up

  Jack O'Connell as Eric Love. Damn, he really moved me.

• Shame

  Michael Fassbender as Brandon. I'd seen him in things before this, but I was truly blown away by this performance. Now he's my favourite actor.

• Melancholia

  Kirsten Dunst as Justine. Parts of her reminded me of me.

• The Hollow Crown: Richard II

  Ben Whishaw as Richard II. Ben was just so good. He literally was Richard II.

• Rust and Bone

  Marion Cotillard as Stéphanie. God, Marion is good in pretty much anything. But this was on another level.

• Short Term 12

  Brie Larson as Grace. I wasn't familiar with Brie's work which probably helped. She immersed herself completely in the role.

• 12 Years a Slave

  Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey. She played her character with such girlishness I honestly thought Lupita was way younger than she actually is.

• Another Earth

  Brit Marling as Rhoda Williams. I watched this because I'd seen her in Sound of My Voice a couple days prior, but this is the role that really stood out to me. Been a fan ever since.

• Her

  Joaquin Phoenix as Theodore Twombly. Such a heart wrenching performance. I liked Joaquin before, but I love him now.

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

These are my favourites regardless of quality.

• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• Inception
• The Departed
• Shame
• Beginners
• Fight Club
• Hot Fuzz
• Inglourious Basterds
• Melancholia
• Wanted

...plus 25 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

TIFF 2017 ranked. I saw mother! during TIFF, not as part of TIFF but I'm including it anyway.

• Call Me by Your Name
• Sweet Country
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
• Lean on Pete
• Foxtrot
• Thelma
• Molly's Game
• Novitiate
• Dark River
• The Killing of a Sacred Deer

...plus 11 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

These scores/soundtracks are near and dear to my heart. Most of them have made me sad. Some of them fill me with longing or joy. Others I just find really beautiful. Also a few that make me want to kick ass and take names.

• Inception

  I'm still pissed that this lost Best Score at the Oscars 6 years ago. This soundtrack is literally perfect. "Dream within a Dream" is my forever fav.

• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

  So damn good. This is what really got me into Nick Cave. I was immediately drawn to "Falling" and "Song for Bob".

• Her

  This one is so so beautiful. Especially love "Song on the Beach" and "Some Other Place".

• It Follows

  Disasterpiece does a fantastic job of capturing the movie's feeling of an impending sense of doom.

• Whiplash

  Full of frenetic energy just like the film. "Caravan", "Whiplash", and "Overture" are all ace.

• Amélie

  Rewatched this recently and really fell in love with the score. It's so lovely. Love all versions of "La valse d'Amelie" and really truly love "Comptine d'autre été: l'après midi".

• Beginners

  While I like the soundtrack, this is really only on here because I've listened to one song over and over and over again. The first time I watched this I cried at the scene where "Beginners Theme Suite" plays. This song makes me feel a host of feelings and I can't really explain it. It hurts.

• The Guest

  This is one of those kicking-ass-and-talking-names soundtracks. "Haunted When the Minutes Drag" and "The Magician" get me amped.

• Charlie Countryman

  While the movie isn't the best, the score certainly is.

• A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

  A++ music. Another perfect soundtrack.

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I never got around to posting my top ten anywhere so here it is.

1. Arrival
2. Toni Erdmann
3. La La Land
4. Moonlight
5. Manchester by the Sea
6. One More Time with Feeling
7. Tickled
8. Angry Indian Goddesses
9. Mustang
10. A Bigger Splash