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Watched on Friday May 23, 2025.

Watched on Friday May 23, 2025.

Watched on Wednesday May 21, 2025.

[Keanu Reeves voice] I love movies. 

A heartfelt tribute to film making, Day for Night is captivating from start to finish. Chaotic, messy, filled with so many emotions, Truffaut manages to do what Godard couldn’t: he gave each character a purpose, a love for the cinema, and the painful, surreal experience and feeling of wanting to put an art into the world and wanting it to be perfect. Every character, in their own way, tries to continue ing and making movies and that is what catches the audience I think. It’s marvelous.

At its core, Tristana is boring. On one hand, it’s supposed to be a criticism of the rich, which to some extent, it achieves its purpose. But on other hand, it archives it while being bland, monotonous and dry; the love story isn’t felt, Don’s character is almost comedic, and while Catherine Deneuve tells the story with her eyes and expressions, the dub fails her. What remains in your hands is a big, big mess.

Watched on Sunday May 18, 2025.

Watched on Saturday May 17, 2025.

Watched on Tuesday May 13, 2025.

i’m quite literally obsessed. Cries and Whispers is definitely one of my favorite Bergman films ever. the use of red and the cinematography just did it for me. i loved these sisters and how they carried themselves, blind to each other’s and their own pain, trapped in the red drawing like their mom; inescapable and painful as it may be, together but alone. Liv Ullman is, as always, taking the movie and enriching it with her acting. i’m obsessed!

when you are rich, spoiled, son of james bond and miranda hobbes, of course life seems boring. or, aka, sometimes you have to put aside your cinephilia and watch a mediocre film for a very, very hot actor. 

i don’t know man, i was entertained. i love watching rich kids fuck up.

Watched on Saturday May 3, 2025.

Watched on Saturday May 3, 2025.

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

Modern… Barry Lyndon? Absolutely delightful 2.5 hours. I was scared to watch TÁR hence the length of it and my lack of classical music knowledge, but my god, what a great experience this movie was. Subtle, slow, hiding parts of itself as Lydia hides parts of herself from her audience, her life, it builds up and it hits you. You know what has happened. I know what has happened. We all know what Lydia did. But we are waiting for it to blow up. And god, when it blows up, it’s magnificent. Cate Blanchett deserved that Oscar.

Absolutely devoid of any feeling, Showgirls is a cis hetersexual man’s view on anatomy of a woman, sex, eroticism, exploitation of women. It has absolutely no purpose or whatsoever. A shallow ending where the main character reclaims her body and settles a rape case “right”—we are supposed to cheer for her! Except, she is back to where she started. Maybe Showgirls is trying to teach us wherever we hide or run, as women we will always be exploited, but I don’t see how this is Paul Verhoeven’s story to tell. Because he obviously sucked at it.

Watched on Tuesday April 29, 2025.

Let me start this review by saying I didn’t look for entertainment when I opened this movie. I was missing Kubrick, and I only had Lolita and Dr. Strangelove to choose between. I didn’t really want to spend my time on Lolita, hence the reviews I’ve seen. Besides, I’ve tried watching Dr. Strangelove one too many times, and everytime it got interrupted with something that I stopped. This time, I was intent on finishing this movie once and for all. And it is said that Dr. Strangelove is considered one of the best comedy films of all time, right? A little laugh surely won’t hurt me. I was so seated. 

So excuse me, when I say I was disheartened by how much I was disappointed by this film. I think it lacks something that always draws me to Kubrick movies; it misses something, but I can’t put my finger on it yet. When I do, I will update this review. But I know it’s not the technical aspects of it. It’s cleverly shot like all Kubrick movies. It’s aesthetically pleasing, each frame is a view for the eyes; it’s cleverly written, it’s satiric and funny to the point it makes you snort, and you can connect those politicians (“I will not go down in history as the greatest mass murderer since Adolf Hitler!” “Perhaps it might be better, Mr. President, if you were more concerned with the American people than with your image in the history books.”), generals and soldiers with the current politicians, generals and soldiers of today’s world. Really, nothing changes, and if people stills resonate with this film, there must be a reason. I resonate with it, but I am not a big fan of it. And man, Kubrick obviously gets it. He is a genius, of course he gets it. It’s really me who doesn’t. I’m guilty, I it it. Maybe I’ll love Dr. Strangelove in a rewatch, but I am not particularly fond of it just right now.

when Ridley Scott was the goat? it lasted only a decade, between 1991 and 2001. we talk about you everyday, Ridley Scott. the only good stuff to come out from our mouth is when we talk about Gladiator (2001) and Thelma & Louise (1991). what an incredible road movie! Ridley Scott was once capable of writing women, what a crazy concept after Gladiator II… 

VILLENEUVE!!!
it has been nearly two decades since Next Floor was released, and since i don’t have any full length Villeneuve movies to watch, i thought i should dive into his short films. it’s so nice to see that Villeneuve has not changed. he is himself to his core in this short film as much as his current blockbusters, thrillers; his beautiful range… what a delightful 12 minutes this has been. i am in awe.

Watched on Tuesday April 29, 2025.

Watched on Monday April 28, 2025.

Watched on Monday April 28, 2025.

Robert Eggers I have another Murnau movie you have to remake… I believe you could upgrade this movie so much… Hear me out please.

There is something to be said about how the purity culture affects us to the point of hysteria. There is something about the purity culture; it brings savior complex with it. It brings a nauseating sexual awakening with it, because you crave the purest. And the purest, will always be, the children. There is something to be said about the purity culture, and The Innocents doesn’t let itself spell it out for you. It lures you to believe in what Miss Giddens believes in. Spectacular cinematography. A great movie.

Watched on Sunday April 27, 2025.

here after the first 3 episodes: what a marvelous show! definitely takes the cake when it comes to 2025 seasons. severance you are nothing but a flop.

Watched on Saturday April 26, 2025.

The Substance (2024) wishes it was Death Becomes Her (1992)

Watched on Friday April 25, 2025.

Watched on Wednesday April 23, 2025.

A Special Day is fascinating look at fascism from two points of view: a brainwashed woman, unhappy, miserable, but dutyful towards to the roles she has to perform, and outcast, gay man, who urges the woman to think freely. It’s not your typical one-day movie where they fall in love, but more so, how they challenge the fascism. A must watch when you consider the rise of fascism in our current world.

Watched on Tuesday April 22, 2025.

good for her! i love a neo noir movie, and this was shot beautifully too.

Watched on Saturday April 19, 2025.

Watched on Friday April 18, 2025.

Watched on Thursday April 17, 2025.

It’s time for me to accept that Wim Wenders’ and I will never have our stars aligned. Paris, Texas did absolutely nothing for me. I felt nothing for this man who is abusive and deadbeat and manipulative try to make the watcher feel pity for him. My opinion on Wim Wenders and his male characters remain solid: tortured men, lonely men, men who were left behind by their wives/girlfriends (main reason being they are shitty as hell spouses/boyfriends). Paris, Texas is pretty, gorgeous looking but so bland, so empty. Nope.

Watched on Thursday April 17, 2025.

Did you know Ingrid Bergman plays Saint Joan of Arc not once, but twice? The first one is, well, obviously, Joan of Arc (1948). The second is Europe ‘51. Bergman’s character, Irene, is heavily against having a spiritual power throughout the movie. She, in the most simplest , gains class consciousness due to a tragic event. But her way of helping people isn’t a simple act of charity; she cries for them, she takes care of them. She says she doesn’t love them, but she has hate for the system that puts them in these miserable situations. Bergman’s Irene is a symbol of love and the foe of capitalist society. It’s such a sad thing Ingrid was blacklisted when this movie was released, because for sure she would’ve bagged an Oscar with her performance here.

Watched on Wednesday April 16, 2025.

Watched on Wednesday April 16, 2025.

Anti-war movies are repetitive. At the end, the last arc is always about Americans. America is good. America protects. This war is stupid. Stop it, in the name of good old America! A Matter of Life and Death is no different. The concept has the potential, but the execution fails, and oh boy, it fails. This was such a disappointing watch. Especially the last arc. Nothing really likable about it.

Watched on Tuesday April 15, 2025.

Watched on Monday April 14, 2025.

Watched on Sunday April 13, 2025.

Hopeless cinema. 

The initial reviews calling The Assessment Villeneuve-influenced was so right. It screams Villeneuve in a way that’s refreshing, new. It’s every bit of intriguing and amazing. Not only The Assessment questions ethics, but it’s also a story of grief through and through. How do we cope? What do we wish for? What is it that we chase endlessly? Motherhood, and fatherhood, are they really the same and who pays the price for raising a child? Fleur Fortuné asks all of those, criticizes where the society is heading, and demonstrates motherhood in a way it hasn’t been before. 

If it was any other greedy actress, they would’ve campaigned so hard for it, but Alicia Vikander with her magnus opus of a performance will not. Such a shame, because not only she was brilliant in it, she showcased what it means to be a child, then to be an adult, someone who has given her everything for a job that takes pieces of her over and over again, all for motherhood. Loved it.

Edit: After letting the movie linger in my mind I can’t help but wonder how the movie would be if it was from Virginia’s POV. When you finish the movie and think about her glances, how she holds and carries herself, everything changes. Alicia is such a good actress.

nahhhhh, if my boyfriend was david corenswet i would’ve never gotten over him too. what the hell

Watched on Wednesday April 2, 2025.

Watched on Monday March 31, 2025.

Watched on Tuesday March 25, 2025.

1. Raging Bull
2. The King of Comedy
3. Casino
4. Taxi Driver
5. After Hours
6. The Age of Innocence
7. The Departed
8. GoodFellas
9. Shutter Island
10. The Wolf of Wall Street

a list of movies i hold close to my heart

• The Godfather
• Irma Vep
• Prisoners
• The Red Shoes
• Kramer vs. Kramer
• Bram Stoker's Dracula
• The Godfather Part II
• Skyfall
• A Woman Is a Woman
• Roman Holiday

...plus 49 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Eyes Wide Shut
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Barry Lyndon
4. The Shining
5. Paths of Glory
6. The Killing
7. A Clockwork Orange

perfect, devastating, endless summers

• Y Tu Mamá También
• The Talented Mr. Ripley
• Pierrot le Fou
• Call Me by Your Name
• Bergman Island
• The Starling Girl
• The Florida Project
• Columbus
• Before Midnight
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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

1. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2. The Favourite
3. The Lobster
4. Poor Things
5. Kinds of Kindness

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Firebrand
3. Nosferatu
4. Monkey Man
5. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
6. The Beast
7. Civil War
8. A Real Pain
9. Longlegs
10. Hit Man

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

1. North by Northwest
2. Rear Window
3. Notorious
4. Vertigo
5. Dial M for Murder
6. Rope
7. Psycho
8. Strangers on a Train
9. The Birds
10. To Catch a Thief

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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

1. Priscilla
2. The Beguiled
3. Marie Antoinette
4. The Virgin Suicides
5. Lost in Translation

1. The Social Network
2. Fight Club
3. Se7en
4. Gone Girl
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button