Letterboxd 5019o Jelle van Asselt

Mickey 17 296tq 2025 - ★★★★

Sun, 25 May 2025 06:27:44 +1200

4v291o

Interesting themes and motives around death and duplicity, individualism and community.

Pattinson is phenomenal, at an extensive range.

Tonally incoherent, a violent farce really.
Looks great, Snowpiercer the sequel.

Trump parody feels forced but maybe it's just annoying because he "won" the election. If the madness was behind us, a satire of his phoniness and mannerisms would go over much better I assume. But we all for sure want someone to scream this at him:

How does this make any sense?
How does your BULLSHIT make any sense?
Your fucking fuckface is what doesn't make any sense, you fucking IDIOT.

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Mission 1h3df Impossible – The Final Reckoning, 2025 - ★★★★

Thu, 22 May 2025 23:39:20 +1200

Not sure what to rate this because it's a weird combination of lame exposition, tongue in cheek self ridicule, sincere sentimental nostalgia, and two of the most absolutely insanely great action set pieces ever. I guess the highest it gets is him suddenly jumping in the water.

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Matinee 3x64v 1993 - ★★★★

Thu, 22 May 2025 08:18:45 +1200

Very enjoyable sublimation of atomic angst and monster movies. So much fun.

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Nobody's Fool 5o3v3g 1994 - ★★★★½

Wed, 21 May 2025 08:13:40 +1200

Lovely sentiments in this feelgood melodrama which would be a great double feature with The Ice Storm. Gem of a film, with a superb cast, Newman giving an all-time performance.

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Life 2n1z2t 1999 - ★★★½

Tue, 20 May 2025 19:26:56 +1200

Fun, odd, overlooked story with great chemistry. It hits all the beats really. What else do you want from a movie?

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BlackBerry 436s29 2023 - ★★★½

Mon, 19 May 2025 07:57:31 +1200

Another fairly interesting, decently made story about a brand with a riveting performance by Dennis

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Alfie 5r2w3c the Little Werewolf, 2011

Sun, 18 May 2025 03:25:13 +1200

Watched on Saturday May 17, 2025.

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The Mighty Quinn m204e 1989 - ★★★½

Wed, 14 May 2025 08:48:46 +1200

Such a fun movie! Jokes, sexyness, coolness, a noir-like plot, mimi rogers in a top 3 hotness performance, exposition in a performed song, anti capitalist motives, so much to like here. Watched for Denzel completion reasons but this was no chore!

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The Mothman Prophecies 5g6x4r 2002 - ★★½

Wed, 14 May 2025 07:35:12 +1200

Great performances, especially by Laura Linney, some interesting psychological themes regarding loss and grief, cooked in a sauce of ridiculous nonsense. Not enough mothman.

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Den of Thieves 2 g1k1x Pantera, 2025 - ★★★

Wed, 14 May 2025 02:38:04 +1200

Hard and bit boring

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Slacker 5d1r15 1990 - ★★★★½

Mon, 12 May 2025 21:49:39 +1200

A butterfly effect mosaic of alternative ideas and people. Love the structure and the themes, that seem to run throughout Linklaters filmography. So fucking glad to finally see this.

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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 14oz 2022 - ★★★½

Mon, 12 May 2025 09:16:47 +1200

Hilarious bromance movie about movies. It's meta incursive self reflectory and full of movie cuts and references.

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Virtuosity 1z1g34 1995 - ★★

Mon, 12 May 2025 07:18:39 +1200

Virtual reality sci-fi police procedural that has some ideas. Not shot well and the CGI not aged well at all.

Kind of ridiculously awesome. But Denzel in his prime deserved a better movie.

Every white person seems a bad guy, at least they have that correct.

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Black Bag 1o2o5k 2025 - ★★★★★

Fri, 9 May 2025 02:15:23 +1200

Fucking brilliant in all its layers.

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Where Is the Friend's House? 4k1862 1987 - ★★★★½

Mon, 5 May 2025 07:03:59 +1200

Excellent first feature in the so called Koker trilogy, shot very well and thematically and morally consistently interesting. The boy's persistent will and believe in the right moral thing to do, while faced with tedious authority figures that don't take him seriously, is inspiring really.

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Pluk and His Tow Truck 1l3b2i 2004

Mon, 5 May 2025 03:48:21 +1200

Watched on Sunday May 4, 2025.

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Chocolat 2w2f37 1988 - ★★★★★

Sun, 4 May 2025 08:34:16 +1200

Beautiful imagery in a subtle portrait of nuanced race relations.

"One day they're going to kick us out of here"

Fuck me, the lifelong implications of those childhood memories are devastating. What a filmmaker!

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Havoc 3v1u3b 2025 - ★★★

Sat, 3 May 2025 08:14:46 +1200

I would like to thank the Netflix gods for giving me exactly what I need

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Mister Twister on His Own 48284g 2024

Thu, 1 May 2025 03:27:28 +1200

Watched on Wednesday April 30, 2025.

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The Rocketeer 111m3x 1991 - ★★★★

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:15:35 +1200

Effortless feelgood nazipunching Indiana Jones ripoff kids movie with a lovely stacked cast except for the main guy he's dumb

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The Salvation 4x1n6s 2014 - ★★★

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:46:49 +1200

Thin but heavy. This movie humbles me in it's violent realism. Nothing new really but it is shot well.

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The Saint 2q4c2a 1997 - ★★½

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 07:13:10 +1200

Intricate plot, full of dumb stuff. Over the top performance by Kilmer mismatching the overall tone of the movie. Elizabeth Shue is the actual love of my life. Sound editing is awesome with some bold choices.

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Salt 411u2u 2010 - ★★

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:12:50 +1200

Watched on Thursday April 24, 2025.

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Here 1k221q 2024 - ★★★

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:12:06 +1200

Sacharine and very feel good American but it works (it really got me in the end even though it's full of clichés, that is the point, life is built from clichés).

The innovative perspective takes some getting used to, but it's sweet when you pay attention.

We are all humans living in time. Black people just have to be real careful about interacting with the police.

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Boy q2j3 2010 - ★★★★½

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:55:11 +1200

Excellently shot coming of age story full of quirky madness and raw emotion. The ending is sublime.

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Gran Torino 5f5iq 2008 - ★★★½

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:23:36 +1200

Great performance in a very racist anti racism movie with a build up to a touching conclusion

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A Prophet 51k42 2009 - ★★★★★

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:03:58 +1200

Holy shit what a brutal and humane movie

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An Urban Allegory 6r4g21 2024 - ★★★★½

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 08:12:50 +1200

This is so brilliant?

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La Jetée 83p49 1962 - ★★★★★

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 07:47:20 +1200

Phenomenal sci-fi story that is the basis of so many sci-fi movies. The photo roman script in combination with the score work really well together.

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Juice 3wb3v 1992 - ★★★★

Wed, 9 Apr 2025 09:03:04 +1200

Watched on Tuesday April 8, 2025.

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No Other Land 582s1r 2024 - ★★★★★

Tue, 8 Apr 2025 08:43:00 +1200

Hard but important watch. The injustice and inequality are unbearable and frankly revolting. The apartheid and powerlessness are making me so fucking angry and comionate

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Avatar 4g5e63 The Way of Water, 2022 - ★★★★★

Mon, 7 Apr 2025 19:20:23 +1200

Great mother! This is incredibly beautiful and good. Outstanding innovative filmmaking.

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Eagle vs Shark 5a4q5o 2007 - ★★★½

Sat, 5 Apr 2025 09:02:38 +1300

You can hold my hand if you want.

Many good funny bits in this quirky love story. The style and the score are excellent, but even though it's a film about life and love, the story arc and character development feel a bit thin. I guess idiot cockholes need love too is the message? Still, there is a lot to like here.

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The Doors 5c3y73 1991 - ★★★

Sat, 5 Apr 2025 00:49:51 +1300

Great iconic performance from Kilmer, rest in peace, but the film is without depth or message

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Flow 1c6h3c 2024 - ★★★★

Wed, 2 Apr 2025 21:35:23 +1300

Beautiful allegory with a strong message. Love the fact that this low budget independent self taught animation movie won the Oscar 😍

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Punishment Park 5y4m5t 1971 - ★★★★★

Wed, 2 Apr 2025 09:51:06 +1300

Important and relevant. The future we live in has in fact caught up with the depicted societal crisis.

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Lars and the Real Girl 6b6j2t 2007 - ★★★★½

Wed, 2 Apr 2025 00:44:10 +1300

Unique and touching. Good people helping people with their emotional needs. Gosling is extraordinary in this.

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Witness 633w6u 1985 - ★★★★

Tue, 1 Apr 2025 09:53:19 +1300

Strong film with an excellent score. A bit dated and tedious at times but maintains a strong message.

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Æon Flux 38b6m 2005 - ★★

Tue, 1 Apr 2025 07:53:37 +1300

Pretty dumb as it tries to be elaborate and thorough. Some of the visuals and sets are nicely made.

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Fat City 3x38k 1972 - ★★★★

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:07:23 +1300

Vibey low stakes amateur boxing film about losers getting by. Shot great and well directed but doesn't really go anywhere which ittedly is the point.

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Mississippi Masala 63312e 1991 - ★★★★½

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:28:30 +1300

Touching romance beyond cultural boundaries, very stylishly beautifully shot and directed. Superb

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After Hours 91c31 1985 - ★★★

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:54:28 +1300

Rewatched this in a cinema located in a music club, in a series of screenings with a theme of scores. Ironically I feel like the score is the main thing lacking in this movie resulting in a incoherent tone. Horror comedy? It's just something that doesn't really work even though the themes are interesting. I really hoped I would connect to it this time but alas the opposite was more the case, I really didn't care for it much. Some performances are cringy and way too long even though the runtime is quite short. I mean I absolutely love Teri Garr and I would throw my life away for half an hour in her presence at the time but she stank in this I'm sorry. The ending is lame and not good at all. Some of the settings are great and so is some of the editing and cinematography. Still love Scorsese but this might be at the bottom of his rankings.

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Cinema Paradiso 5n1k37 1988 - ★★★★★

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:45:23 +1300

I love love. I love life. I love movies.

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Quo Vadis v5d2t Aida?, 2020 - ★★★★½

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:39:51 +1300

Ashamed to be Dutch

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CODA 502v3k 2021 - ★★★½

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 04:21:48 +1300

Feel good makes me feel good. Still prefer La Famille Bellier, which I saw in the theater and made me cry a little bit. Unsure why this won Best Picture, even though it's sweet.

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