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fascinating to see the really varying attitudes writers have to different aspects of graffiti and just how textured the subculture is even within small geographical constraints..

pretty wacky. way more of a joke than i imagined it to be but very effective documentary. banksy knows exactly what he is doing with this

one of the worst pieces of acting i’ve seen ever on camera from that young girl

soo incredible. 4k restoration did wonders in the cinema. forgot how insanely crafted this film is and so many powerful scenes that it’s relentless coming straight at you. 

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

the line dancing scene exceeded the entire film put together

does a great job of showing how they’re really not changed and how years can but bonds like that are never truly diminished. they’re old english wankers but there’s still something charming about it all. would be electrifying to see them live

heart ached

this film is just like when you can’t suppress your smile or you have a brief thought about something, someone, just a thought nothing more. so delicate

ponyboy more like gayboy

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acting was very impressive but the general story and dialogue was still lacking something. don’t really know what the one shot thing added to the story apart from keeping it real time, definitely had some moments of weakness where it would’ve just worked better to scrap the whole one shot flashy appeal imo. again, acting brought it to life but i feel at the end of the day if you’re going to make a show where one of the characters LITERALLY explicitly mentions how the female victims in these cases never really get the spotlight and it’s always the male perpetrator who gets the attention, and then u go ahead and do just that it’s missing quite a notable point. would’ve benefited from a plot line with katie’s family and another episode or two. but yeah, i get what it’s trying to do and as far as im aware it’s been successful to do so. just think it’s not as perfect as everybody has seem to be raving on about

the talented mr ripley reprise was worse than i

in japan they make everyone watch this from a very young age, and so i always knew id watch it at some point. though i avoided it for many years its a film i believe everyone should watch at some point in their life.

the scene that struck me the most was when seita yelled for the planes to keep coming so he could continue stealing rations and valuables from the evacuated houses. his first priority is his sister and himself. it’s a film that shows how war changes people, changes our morals and priorities. it’s not a long or complicated film. it’s very straight to the point like a documentary. incredibly effective. just shattered

had its touching thematic moments but mostly fell flat. the newer ghibli style has very little on the old classics and the state of transition for the studio and age of miyazaki is very much visible - turning back and reflecting on influences in his life such as his father and aeroplanes. though very on the nose with a lack of subtlety. not that it’s necessary but it definitely was a direct approach to a final film (which obviously do to the man’s incredible work ethic i doubt there ever will be a proper finale). but hideki anno easily docked a star. god his voice acting was so terrible  if you’re gonna retire after this film at least put some more significance on the patience of the audience

grateful to live in the same time as miyazaki & his works

Watched on Sunday April 6, 2025.

overall strong story, editing and writing (though sometimes a bit wanky) but aaron sorkin has definitely proved himself not to be a director with this one. the entire creative department lacked in a sense of authenticity, giving the film a commerciality to it that didn’t fit at all. looking at the poster would you even think this is set in the 60s? it’s a 4k still with some text slapped over it. it’s a shame because it had a lot of potential and it would’ve excelled with its original plan being a spielberg film, though we wouldn’t have been graced by the presence of JGL. anyway good film, should’ve been directed by someone with more integrity in their work

absolutely mental. the modern rashomon if you will. i don’t understand how anyone would understand this if you didn’t understand the soderberg japanese part of the film

just such a good time. linus caldwell is easily one of matt damon’s best characters. said this before but i can so easily overlook all the problems in this plot purely for the sake of such brilliant entertainment. really inspiring this came from a spec script, really makes me want to finish my scripts and one day sell it to a big company too. soderberg also just nails each element of the film. editing is so satisfying and each aspect just tickles a part of my brain and makes me smile.

Watched on Wednesday March 26, 2025.

Watched on Saturday March 15, 2025.

Watched on Thursday March 6, 2025.

Watched on Thursday March 6, 2025.

incredibly timely and relevant. impressive to see such a distinct voice of bong joonho combined with an unconventional genre he is truly a genius! robert pattinson serving up some crazy range and hits the comedy on the nose. not the strongest but definitely an enjoyable watch that maintains its message throughout the film. interesting we are starting to witness the beginning of (anti)trump films… undoubtedly many more to come…

Watched on Wednesday February 26, 2025.

when i say i didn’t glance away from my laptop or move an inch for the entire duration of this film i am being truly sincere. only a few films in my life have ever garnered this intense connection to every aspect of the work. 

yes it’s an incredibly beautiful story with unbelievably natural and intimate dialogue, but what really got to me was the length of the shots and the placements of the camera. it sounds silly but sometimes people don’t know what to do with a great script but richard linklater did. he really fucking did. the wide shots and the shots of the empty streets and how isolated they are but yet less alone than they have ever felt in their lives. the length of the shots like we’re almost intruding witnessing every stolen glance and nervous brush of hair. we were never close up when we most expected it to be and wide when we least expected it. it just gave such a sincerity to their relationship that we were purely observing. they were untouchable. their connection was materialising in front of us with every second longer spared in the edit room to see unbroken eye like we can physically hear their thoughts. i could see jesse’s eyes on celine even when he wasn’t in the frame. that’s what good filmmaking does. we felt things we couldn’t even see. and richard linklater knew exactly what he was doing with it.

i could just keep talking about this for so long. i haven’t even talked about the screenplay. human relationships and love. it’s just all so strange and i can’t wrap my head around it but this film made me feel human and it made me feel strongly and deeply. i can see this being one of my favourite and most impactful films ive seen in my life. not as impactful now but maybe in 5 10 years when im watching it with someone i feel similarly about. and then perhaps again with someone else thinking about the person before. and it goes on and on but right now im just grateful to have these emotions and moments and memories and films in my life because it makes up who i am and i’m just so grateful for it

the good will hunting itch has been scratched yet again

Watched on Friday February 14, 2025.

insanely fun from all angles. so obsessed with the vibes.

charming ironic embezzlement flick. matt damon literally excels as airheaded ceo bipolar liar, forget will hunting and jason bourne because it's like he was made for this role. unironically some of the best acting i've seen from him. steven soderbergh, scott z burns, and matt damon is a killer combo. some of the best uses of voiceover narration (par rounders...) and unreliable narrator i have ever seen - truly gives you a paveway to his inner workings. pretty funny and super easily watchable, but i get why you wouldn't love it if you weren't watching it for matt.

fantastic film. great acting. evil man. one of the only recent  films that i would urge every single person to go and see and not just because its good, but because its incredibly insightful - and in order to take forces like trump down i believe we all have to truly understand what this man has built himself on. just pure greed and hate

i say this again and again but david fincher, what a man. the precision of his craft is unimaginable. this is so inspiring and to be able to watch a FEATURE LENGTH making of a film is pure gold to me. bring back behind the scenes that are 1.5 hours long.

as much as tarantino is tarantiNO, i must respect his intentions of filmmaking. who wouldn't wanna make a killer flick with killer chicks and killer tracks?

as an asian girl i can confirm that i am attracted to andrew garfield.

this FLEW by. the screenplay just jumps out of the screen and takes you by the collar and pulls you head first into two hours of itchingly accurate acting and finchers world of masterpiece. absolutely incredible. might be my second favourite fincher but will update after careful consideration (seven my queen! i’m sorry!)

happy fucking burns day. it’s great being scottish

Watched on Friday January 24, 2025.

Watched on Wednesday January 22, 2025.

looks nice. wim wenders well done. travis is a shitty person. wasn’t a fan of the loose ends at the end of every act.  hmm

one of the most poignant and raw films to ever bless the world.

i realised last year that bob has had a significant impact on my life. though only ively until recently, i grew up listening to his music and grew up knowing what my dad loved throughout his life. there was flaws in this film but i’m willing to overlook them because this made me feel so connected to so many aspects and memories in my life. past and present and future. music connects you to so many experiences, even if they’re not your own. i’m so grateful for all that this film made me feel.

incredibly fascinating and quite powerful rashomon style narrative. really moving in some parts, especially when we see lady margueriete’s final point of view. we’re lured into a false sense of trust and natural reaction is proved wrong multiple times with some pretty nifty editing of s. jodie corner stands out by miles though the performances were considerably all well rounded (despite ridley’s trademark accent mishaps…) and the production was miles better than napoleon on recent ridley standards. incredible how easily you are led to believe each character by only their , it really succeeds in its questioning and commentary of truth. the dialogue was sometimes slightly questionable, i can visualise ben googling if 14th century french counts said cunt. nonetheless a solid ridley film and proves no great work is too late for a great pair of friends x

the letterboxd description of this is so freaking funny

didn’t hurt  as much as i thought it was going to. when i first started watched i was enthralled and then i took a couple days to break and i now think differently of it. good story but so much unnecessary sex in my opinion to the point where it wasn’t very nice to watch. good acting and paul mescal is insanely good he’s only what really got to me emotionally. marianne’s character lowkey pissed me off. glad i watched it though

so vile. so horrifyingly humanly disgusting. unbelievable that this story came from somebody’s mind. it’s so cruel and perfect and viscerally brimming with the sorrows that exist in the world. david fincher is one of the greatest living directors of our time.

fucking crazy. couldn’t stand up when the credits rolled. david fincher what a MAN! i’m just home and i still can’t breathe. the tension that zodiac instills into you is unbelievable. the performances. the script. the directing. oh my freaking god

wow, blown away. shows how incredibly necessary clear and transparent journalism is within society. nothing flashy in a cinematic sense but it didn’t need to be, we just had to be told the story in a clear and concise way, then emphasise again that this happened. really solid film with perfect execution.

Watched on Saturday January 4, 2025.

jason bourne brainrot is REAL! CONFIRMED!

i knew i’d cry and i knew i’d love this but i think lost count of how many times i felt my heart shatter into a thousand pieces. i lost count of how many times i teared up, cried. god this is absolutely my kinda shit. i’ll have to take some time to process this fully before writing out my thoughts but i think it’ll remain in my heart for a long long time

i started last year on jan 2nd with bourne identity and i’m gonna start 2025 off to a good start too. it genuinely can’t get better than this. i don’t think i have the capacity to fully explain how much i just fucking love the bourne series. it’s so perfect in my eyes and it gets better every time i see it. i think after i finish rewatching these im going to decide which is gonna my top four sending my sincerest apologies to the talented mr ripley but 3 matt damon films in ur top four is absolutely ridiculous as much as i want to do it i think two will be enough xxx

raising a toast to harry and sally and those years in between.

first watches including shows

1. Before Sunrise
2. Grave of the Fireflies
3. Before Sunset
4. Spotlight
5. A Complete Unknown
6. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
7. Your Name.
8. Mickey 17
9. The Apprentice
10. Trainspotting

...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Good Will Hunting
2. Jersey Girl
3. Argo
4. Air
5. Dogma
6. Chasing Amy
7. The Way Back
8. Gone Girl
9. The ant²
10. The Town

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

ranked on how hard i cried while watching

1. Good Will Hunting
2. Aftersun
3. First Love
4. Grave of the Fireflies
5. Dead Poets Society
6. Past Lives
7. The Holdovers
8. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
9. Look Back
10. Barbie

...plus 12 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

unreleased films that i’m looking forward to

• Project Hail Mary
• Materialists
• American Psycho
• Rebuilding
• Marty Supreme
• The History of Sound
• Animals
• The Rip
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
• After the Hunt

...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Train to Busan
• Brokeback Mountain
• Manchester by the Sea
• The Wolf of Wall Street
• The Great Wall
• Skyfall
• Midnight in Paris
• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
• Cinema Paradiso
• Castle in the Sky

watched 19/24

1. Castle in the Sky
2. Kiki's Delivery Service
3. My Neighbor Totoro
4. Spirited Away
5. Grave of the Fireflies
6. Ponyo
7. Porco Rosso
8. Ocean Waves
9. The Secret World of Arrietty
10. Princess Mononoke

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

my favourite shows, shorts and films

• Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Lost in Translation
• Memories of Murder
• Rounders
• Past Lives
• The Talented Mr. Ripley
• Se7en
• The Bourne Identity
• The Fall Guy
• Dead Poets Society

...plus 30 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

every film and short i watched in my film course

• A Portrait of Arshile
• Orpheus
• Alice Guy Films a 'Phonoscène' in the Studio at Buttes-Chaumont, Paris
• A Girl's Folly
• Man with a Movie Camera
• One Week
• Sherlock Jr.
• A Star Is Born
• Grizzly Man
• Beau Travail

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

1. Zodiac
2. The Social Network
3. Se7en
4. Gone Girl
5. Fight Club
6. Panic Room
7. The Killer

1. Good Will Hunting
2. The Bourne Identity
3. The Talented Mr. Ripley
4. The Martian
5. The Bourne Supremacy
6. The Bourne Ultimatum
7. Rounders
8. Ocean's Twelve
9. The Informant!
10. The Rainmaker

...plus 20 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

first watches including shows

1. Good Will Hunting
2. La La Land
3. Se7en
4. Death Note
5. Parasite
6. Lost in Translation
7. My Name
8. Decision to Leave
9. Jujutsu Kaisen 0
10. Kingsman: The Secret Service

...plus 22 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• About Time
• Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
• The Thieves
• My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday
• Weathering with You
• The Adam Project
• JUJUTSU KAISEN
• Your Name.
• Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
• Death Note

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

first watches including shows

1. Past Lives
2. First Love
3. Suzume
4. Memories of Murder
5. Titanic
6. Priscilla
7. Gladiator
8. Moneyball
9. Blue Giant
10. Boiling Point

...plus 65 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. La La Land
2. The Fall Guy
3. Drive
4. Crazy, Stupid, Love.
5. The Notebook
6. First Man
7. Barbie
8. Blade Runner 2049
9. The Nice Guys
10. The Big Short

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

first watches including shows

1. The Talented Mr. Ripley
2. Whiplash
3. La Haine
4. Dead Poets Society
5. Apocalypse Now
6. The Godfather
7. Interstellar
8. Brokeback Mountain
9. Challengers
10. Primal Fear

...plus 150 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

my favourite jazz films

• La La Land
• The Talented Mr. Ripley
• Blue Giant
• Whiplash
• Swing Girls
• The Blues Brothers
• Whiplash

some films that my favourite best friends collaborate in

• School Ties
• Good Will Hunting
• Dogma
• The Last Duel
• Air
• Small Things Like These
• The Instigators
• Animals
• The Rip