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Is the cure to male loneliness being a drifting ronin caught in between a conflict in some town during feudal Japan?

Very very cool premise and the philosophical questions it brings up are very reminiscent of what Scott would ask in Prometheus decades later, great Hurt performance as well.

“ For those we’ll never meet”

Best believe the rating WILL go up once I get around for a rewatch.
The way the second and third act did a whole 180 was just insane, just for those alone it’s really not crazy to say FR could be considered a top 3 entry of the franchise, that’s how good it was.

Also Pom Klenmentiff is the only woman ever, that is all.

Not giving a rating because it’s simply impossible to, I cannot say for certain theres any sort of” plot”, what I can say is from my own interpretation of what the filmmaker is trying say is sometimes we just need to slow down a bit, take in everything that’s around us as we hurry by, seriously now that I think about it? When was last time we actually stopped to appreciate the scenery around us, the chirping of birds and the smell of grass right after a downpour.
I would be lying if I said I enjoyed WATCHING this film but I cannot deny the filmmaker’s intend in making the most of ambience to tell the” story”.

“ No shame in hate”

The nastiest and meanest blockbuster since Alien: Covenant, would sacrifice most of my mutuals for another entry to the wasteland.

I’ve been trying to be to more positive in life so all I’ll say is Flo looked gorgeous in those outfits, Olivia too

Harry Styles retire asap.

I feel like Haneke is one of those filmmakers that even though some of his work might not resonate, you still have to respect him and his work on some thematic level, whether that’s technical or conceptual, and that’s exactly how I feel about Code Inconnu.
It’s just about indecipherable and incomplete, theres various scenes that makes you think is part of some bigger picture but in the end they serve no greater purpose other than being a vignette in the film, but it’s exactly those scenes that Haneke excels in, using the unknown to induce uncertainty and anxiety in the viewer. 
Code Inconnu isn’t a film meant to be understood at all, but one to be simply experienced. 

“ I’ll meet you there, Franz”

Breathtakingly gorgeous and visceral, beyond my understanding how this was shut out during awards season back then.

Probably the most accessible work of Antonioni’s, need to see this restored so bad, great soundtrack by Pink Floyd as well.

“ When was the last time you touched someone?”

Forgive my previous rating I was a fucking idiot for not seeing the light.

One of the most haunting scores ever, We accompany someone from birth, learning their first words, experiencing first love, sexual encounters, disabilities, peer pressure and gradually into something more sinister, ScarJo’s best performance.

Also really love how for a bit it turns into Paris, Texas lol.

“ You’re not made for human eyes”

Convinced if your film takes place in Italy there’s no way it’s gonna look anything less than gorgeous.

Really couldn’t care less about anything else when I’ve got prime Thandie Newton and Woo going god mode during the third act

Insanely well shot, lit and blocked( I mean yeah it’s Kurosawa ) Mifune continues to dazzle with his performance, I now have no problem calling him one of my favorite actors, first 30 minutes are some all timer stuff.

Dani is so kind for ending Christian’s suffering😁💯

The thing about a Purple Noon is that it’s an amazing thriller of its own but a terrible adaption of” The Talented Mr Ripley” by Patricia Highsmith. 
Delon’s Ripley was never in any sort of danger or situation that he was unsure of himself in, he easily manages to evade the police, Marge never suspects him not to mention having cut out tye process of Mr Greenleaf hiring him and how he came to meet Marge and Phillipe.

Delon is very charismatic tho and obviously the finest of the Ripleys but as I suspected Andrew Scott’s version remains definitive.

May this love find me

I really can’t say too much right now because I’m so overwhelmed with emotions but man….. those last 20 minutes might be my favorite with maybe only blade runner coming close, simply transcendental stuff.

Yeah as I expected Andrew Scott’s version is still my favorite and the definitive version of the Ripley story to me. Damon’s very good in this of course and the ing cast are amazing as well, was kinda surprised to see the Meredith and Peter storyline as they were not featured in both Purple Noon and the series, but a welcomed one nonetheless.

“Nearly a thousand years later, peace in the kingdom of heaven remains elusive”

I don’t normally rate series on here but my god this is one of THEE most gorgeous series I’ve seen, the cinematography is simply superb couple with the beautiful score and amazing performances from the main man himself and Dakota Fanning makes this instantly the definitive Ripley adaptation for me, Scott is genuinely so good in this it’s not even funny, how he didn’t sweep awards season is beyond me, still have to see Matt Damon’s version but I doubt he’ll top Scott’s for me, just a generational performance all around.

Final 20 minutes have some of the most visceral images ever put on screen, spike really a mad man.

French people( derogatory)

De Palma god mode obviously, one of the best looking blockbusters from 90s and cruise is just as cool as ever, Emmanuel Beart might be the most breathtaking woman on screen I genuinely gasped everytime she appeared.

Miss you mom

Florence Pugh the woman that you are.

Seems everyone’s kinda mixed on the editing choices but I really dug it, weaving in and out of present really made the eventual ing of Al that much more heartbreaking but Crowley still manages to leaves us with a fulfilling end, great performance form Garfield as well.

Watching this really made realize filmmaking and intelligence aren’t mutually exclusive, because my god are some of the answers given ludicrous, seriously, theres one guy that said cinema will be dying because ” there hasn’t been anything good on the screen” and then he proceeds to say he hasn’t been checking the new releases or going to the theatre🐶💔

Godard, Spielberg, Seidelman, Herzog, Fassbinder, Guney and especially Antonioni( the way he actually predicted streaming) are few of the sensible ones that actually gave real insights to the craft and the future of it.

One of those films that even if you don’t have a heavy affection for, you still can’t help but to be impressed by the technical aspects of it. No small feat of a accomplishment especially if you knew the difficulties Zulawski faced during production , very very cool premise and just an overall out of this world experience, never taken an edible in my life but I would imagine it’s something akin to watching this lmao.

“ All I see is you”

I can tell Viggo still in Nikolai mode here lmao

I’m not saying this my favorite of the year so far( sorry sinners) but it lowkey kinda is, also did the DiCaprio pointing meme when Fassbender spoke German.

Both Vittoria and Piero really has this sense of alienation from everyone around them, which is exactly what Antonioni set out to do, Vitti’s line” I wish I didn’t love you or that I loved you much more” perfectly encapsulates the indifference of their relationship, Antonioni still going to hell for doing blackface tho.

Had to run it back after seeing Spike’s trailer yesterday, Mifune is so fucking good in this, can’t wait to see Denzel Double-Dollying to see the pink smoke.

Gorgeous, gorgeous film, as you’ll come to expect from a Wenders picture, extremely slow burn and the third act kinda left me scratching my head but man those two kill sequences and the headspace Wenders puts you on is just incredible, he really was able to keep you guessing on what’s true, also the score was simply ELITE.

Soyjacked like you wouldn’t believe when I peeped Ellis was Melisandre from game of thrones and Halina Reijin.

Very tight and precise film, basically never lets up once things start flowing, very underrated Verhoeven.

She could give King Von a run for his money as Satan’s greatest soldier.

To say the viewing experience I had was excruciating would be a HUGE understatement, maybe it’s the fact that prior to watching something quite personal happened, leading to a diluted( or not?) viewing. For the first 6 chapter I absolutely resented Julie as a character, here I feel like I have to reiterate that it’s the character of Julie and not the actress Renate Reinsve, she’s absolutely phenomenal in the role and rightfully deserved the win for best actress at Cannes, Julie, however for the first 6 chapters at least, truly lived up to the name of the film, but after seating with it for a while I understood the concept of her character, theres a Julie in all of us, we all have done things that in others eyes that made us seem like the worst person ever, and we most certainly have all done things that we know is going hurt someone but we end up doing them anyway, and we’d do anything to amend them, but the sad truth is we can’t, what we can do is to simply make do and live with them and move on as best we can, just like Julie with Askel.

Feels too convoluted and messy for it’s own good, hard to care tho when Mann and Will are operating on this level, those first 20 minutes is easily some of the best filmmaking Mann himself have ever done.

The random Beatles” cameo”??😭😭

Really really beautiful film, prolly has the best use of its natural environment I’ve seen( yes even more so than Barry Lyndon) and even though I’m still not yet that accustomed to Antonioni’s style I’m still mesmerized by how he shoots and the way he prioritize the infrastructures rather than his own characters, can’t wait to dig deeper into his work.

IMAX THIS TIME

ARABIC SAYING, DRAYMOND GREEN, KAWP

Very much a precursor to pretty much every space film released in the 21st century, obviously many are better than this but can’t deny its impact and influence on the genre, best way to describe it is it’s a desensitized version of Prometheus.

First Haneke and I’m already hooked, love the cold and distant vibe that he brings, not like Melville where even though the characters are indifferent towards the word they still harbor some sense of morality or hope, with Haneke it’s only despair and regret, Babygirl wishes it was this good.

Love how not even 10 minutes in Ridley just declares theres no god, absolutely insane motion.

Has more in common with Last of Us 2 than Barry Lyndon tbh, Ridley really came out the gate swinging lmao.

Borderline unwatchable and completely incoherent, only pushed through cuz it’s Mann and the atmosphere was really great, very clear Lang influence here as well, but seriously trust me it’s not good like at all, wouldn’t recommend even if you’re a Mann fan.

Can’t even procreate now, because of woke.

Fandango early fan screening

“ what are we, some kinda…. Thunderbolts?”

Going into this I really wasn’t expecting much, tbh capeshit nowadays don’t do a whole lot for me, but since it’s a free ticket I figured why not, mainly to see Florence and Olga Kurlynko on the big screen,  and after watching it my opinion stays the same, kinda.

Certainly better than the embarrassment the studio released 2 months back, it has a better structure, all of the performance are decent as well, ofc Flo is the standout but Lewis Pullman as” Bob” was highly entertaining as well, especially during some scenes in the third act, and if you’re wondering why Kurlynko hasn’t been doing any press or promo for the film trust me you’ll see why very early on, gonna go out on a limb to say it’s kinda dirty what they did to both the character of Taskmaster and Olga as an actor, you have one of the most fascinating characters in your lore and she’s actually one of the standouts that have a unique skill set plus she’s being portrayed by one of the best actors of her generation and Feige just did her like THAT, truly one of Satan’s greatest soldiers.

Jake Schrier certainly is no hack and you can see clearly why he was picked for this project, the score is kinda forgettable except for a few tracks near the end and the cinematography( lmao) is whatever as expected from their projects .

I’ll say go see it if you have nothing to do on a random weekday and just wanna be entertained for 2 hours, theres 2 post credit scenes but the only one that actually matters is the second one, so do with that information what you will.

Also now having seen the film it made a lot of sense why they revealed what they revealed for Doomsday lmao.

“ I never knew him”

Simply one of the most well shot, lit, performed and SCORED films, just about perfection in every aspect, Sutherland and Fonda’s chemistry unmatched, shout out to lonely individuals finding solace in one another, gotta be one of my favorite genders.

“ You’ll probably see me next week”

K. Kurosawa’s films always have this effect of dissonance and alienation from everything happening in them, very interesting critique of the” lesser evil” dichotomy and the indifference that comes with it.

“ It’s just a dead tree”

Been staring at this screen for a good 10 minutes deciding how I would even begin to put into words what I just experienced, simply a transcendent experience.
There’s a scene that made me audibly gasped when it happened and is forever engraved in my brain.
Also absolutely loved how intrinsically the music was to the film itself, how the score itself told a story of its own, definitely expecting a nom for Ludwig.

MBJ was great as well, not that he needed to beat the” can’t act” allegations but those talks will assuredly be lowered, Steinfeld was alright but its Miles Caton who truly wows, absolutely deserves to be talked about in the same vein as Mikey Madison and Taylor Russell when mentioning who’s next up.

This is just COOGLER firing on all cylinders, holding nothing back, without restraints, pouring everything he loves onto the screen, while it could get messy at times, the final product is more than deserving to be as highly praised as it is, with each subsequent watches getting better as times goes on.

“ What is real?”

Really no better feeling in the word than when you finally GET a film.

After my first viewing of Blow-Up I was left mildly confused and bored, but after seeing how much I adored the score by Herbie Hancock I decided to give it another go and boy am I glad I did, absolutely insane how layered the film is, and the way Antonioni was slowing peeling back as the film progresses left me in utter awe, how he tackles every conceivable subject from infidelity to hypocrisy to genuineness to authenticity is mind blowing, each character has their own agenda and motive, and like Thomas it’s up to us to figure out what they are.
Also love how the final scene with the mimes gave me an odd sense of relief, the best way I could describe it is it’s the feeling in Tarkovsky’s Stalker when the three men finally enter the zone and suddenly the yellow lighting is completely gone and they’re surrounded by nature and the faint sound of the waterfall, and in comparison when you see Thomas finally engaging with the mimes in their tennis match and he lets out that GENUINE albeit bitter smile, it’s like you could finally breath a sigh of relief.

So glad that it’s another blade runner situation and just goes to show sometimes multiple viewings are truly required😮‍💨

Everything I’ve seen her in, based on her performance ONLY

1. Midsommar
2. We Live in Time
3. Oppenheimer
4. Don't Worry Darling
5. Dune: Part Two
6. Thunderbolts*
7. Black Widow

All time favorites

• Blade Runner
• Heat
• Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
• A Clockwork Orange
• Army of Shadows
• Blue Velvet
• Mo' Better Blues
• Devil in a Blue Dress
• Before Midnight
• La Notte

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Ranked by the portrayal of the titular character, not the film itself.

1. Ripley
2. Purple Noon
3. The Talented Mr. Ripley
4. The American Friend

Films whose rating I do not standby anymore, also including films that I really want to tap in asap.

• Challengers
• Under the Skin
• American Psycho
• Past Lives
• Return of the Jedi
• s Ha
• Enemy
• House of Gucci
• The Matrix Resurrections
• Videodrome

...plus 28 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Melville ranked

1. Le Cercle Rouge
2. Army of Shadows
3. Le Samouraï
4. Le Doulos
5. The Strange Ones
6. A Cop

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1. Blade Runner
2. Alien
3. Kingdom of Heaven
4. Alien: Covenant
5. Prometheus
6. The Last Duel
7. Thelma & Louise
8. American Gangster
9. The Duellists
10. Gladiator

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My most anticipated films

• Highest 2 Lowest
• One Battle After Another
• Hurry Up Tomorrow
• American Nails
• F1 The Movie
• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• The Bride!
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
• Predator: Badlands
• Die My Love

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Every film here are 5 stars, ranked purely on how much I enjoyed them.

1. Nostalgia
2. Mirror
3. Stalker
4. The Sacrifice
5. Solaris

My Sci-Fi essentials

• Blade Runner
• Blade Runner 2049
• Akira
• Ghost in the Shell
• Swan Song
• Interstellar
• Inception
• Tenet
• The Terminator
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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Ranking every film I’ve seen from him based on enjoyment

1. The Fly
2. Eastern Promises
3. A History of Violence
4. Crimes of the Future
5. eXistenZ
6. The Brood
7. Scanners
8. Cosmopolis

1. The Beast
2. Exhibiting Forgiveness
3. Dune: Part Two
4. Nosferatu
5. Mars Express
6. The Substance
7. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
8. Cloud
9. Perfect Days
10. The Penguin

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Ranking every film I’ve seen of his base on enjoyment

1. A Clockwork Orange
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Barry Lyndon
4. Paths of Glory
5. The Shining
6. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
7. Eyes Wide Shut
8. The Killing
9. Full Metal Jacket

Ranking every film I’ve seen of Michael man based on enjoyment

1. Heat
2. The Insider
3. Collateral
4. Thief
5. Ferrari
6. Manhunter
7. Miami Vice
8. The Last of the Mohicans

1. He Got Game
2. Training Day
3. Gladiator II
4. Man on Fire
5. The Tragedy of Macbeth
6. American Gangster
7. The Book of Eli
8. Malcolm X
9. Crimson Tide
10. Mo' Better Blues

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Ranking of the alien franchise

Resurrection is non canon argue with your momma

1. Alien
2. Alien: Covenant
3. Prometheus
4. Alien³
5. Aliens
6. Alien: Romulus
7. Alien Resurrection

Felt it through my screen

• Blade Runner
• Heat
• Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
• A Clockwork Orange
• Mo' Better Blues
• Devil in a Blue Dress
• Prisoners
• Inside Man
• Le Samouraï
• Tenet

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Favorite films from my favorite filmmaker

• Lawrence of Arabia
• Seven Samurai
• The Seventh Seal
• Summer with Monika
• Gilda
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Muriel's Wedding
• On the Beach
• Normal People

Ranking every film of his I’ve seen based on enjoyment

1. Inglourious Basterds
2. The Hateful Eight
3. Django Unchained
4. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
5. Pulp Fiction

1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
3. Spider-Man 2
4. Spider-Man
5. Spider-Man: No Way Home
6. Spider-Man: Homecoming
7. The Amazing Spider-Man
8. Spider-Man 3
9. Spider-Man: Far From Home
10. The Amazing Spider-Man 2

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In progress

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Blade Runner 2049
3. Prisoners
4. Arrival
5. Dune
6. Sicario
7. Enemy

• Blade Runner 2049
• Ghost in the Shell

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Ranked based on his performance, not the film itself

1. Malcolm X
2. American Gangster
3. Training Day
4. Mo' Better Blues
5. Devil in a Blue Dress
6. The Tragedy of Macbeth
7. Philadelphia
8. He Got Game
9. Crimson Tide
10. Gladiator II

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Ranking every film of his I’ve seen base on enjoyment

1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
2. The Abyss
3. The Terminator
4. Avatar: The Way of Water
5. Avatar
6. Aliens

Full tl of the alien series with entries I can find on letterboxd

1. Prometheus
2. Alien: Covenant
3. Alien
4. Alien: Harvest
5. Alien: Night Shift
6. Alien: Containment
7. Alien: Ore
8. Alien: Specimen
9. Alien: Alone
10. Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series

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My favorite films that’s an adaptation of a graphic novel/ comic

1. Akira
2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
3. The Batman
4. Blade
5. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
6. Logan
7. Alita: Battle Angel
8. The Suicide Squad
9. Aquaman
10. The Old Guard

Films that should’ve never been made

• Alien Resurrection
• The Flash
• Oldboy
• Dune
• White Men Can't Jump
• Ghostbusters
• Alien³

1. Malcolm X
2. Do the Right Thing
3. Da 5 Bloods
4. BlacKkKlansman
5. Inside Man
6. Mo' Better Blues
7. He Got Game
8. Jungle Fever

1. Blade
2. Blade II
3. New Jack City
4. Demolition Man
5. White Men Can't Jump
6. Mo' Better Blues
7. Murder at 1600
8. King of New York
9. enger 57
10. Blade: Trinity

• The Batman
• La La Land
• Phantom Thread
• Aftersun
• Past Lives
• Whiplash
• Interstellar
• The Nice Guys
• Dream Scenario
• Seven Psychopaths

1. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
2. Underworld
3. Underworld: Evolution
4. Underworld: Awakening
5. Underworld: Blood Wars

1. Blade II
2. Blade
3. Blade: House of Chthon
4. Blade: Trinity
5. Blade