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entertaining, exactly what you expect—and maybe the funniest yet

does not stop for a single second of its 164-minute runtime—big stunts, even bigger stakes. tom cruise really said cinema

intense and joyfully over-the-top, fallout isn’t just fun—it’s on another level. a blockbuster spectacle with real weight

top-tier set pieces. rebecca ferguson owns every frame.
cinema.

smart, stylish, and very fun—blockbuster filmmaking with an actual pulse

still a solid entry, though probably my least favorite. that said, it does help set the tone for the series, and hoffman is really great

slow-mo doves, dual pistols, flamenco-as-foreplay, motorcycle duels—and i’m supposed to think this is a bad movie? look, all i’m saying is: treat mi2 as woo’s take on a mythic action romance instead of a spy thriller, and it plays way better. not a misfire, just misunderstood

hell yeah

not exactly peak jackie, but still a fun watch

Watched on Sunday May 4, 2025.

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

maybe i'm rating this slightly too high, but i don't care—i had fun. jackie's slapstick humour and his ability to fight with whatever object he can grab will always be cinema to me

a little overstuffed, but once the violence starts it's hard not to be impressed. two separate, really great action sequences—worth watching for those alone

again, i am swept into wong kar-wai’s rhythm—fractured time, recurring lines, mirrored frames. not style for style’s sake, but style as memory, and form as feeling

not terrible, just kind of forgettable

Watched on Saturday April 19, 2025.

Watched on Friday April 18, 2025.

Watched on Friday April 18, 2025.

Watched on Friday April 18, 2025.

restraint. suspension. a quiet choreography of glances, pauses, and things left unspoken. every element is meticulously placed, as if style and emotion are fused at the root. few films reach this level of control and feeling—just flawless

blurred lights, reflections, fragments of bodies trying to hold on. raw emotion captured beautifully. Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung are both so unbelievably great in this

like a half-ed dream—fragmented, fleeting, and full of feeling. everyone’s trying to connect, and missing, beautifully

pretty standard possession stuff. i’ve seen better—but i’ve also seen much worse

found footage isn't always my thing, but it works here—very enjoyable!

love fades, pineapples expire, but this movie stays perfect

fleeting connections and unspoken yearning—chasing something just out of reach, drifting like ghosts, destined to , but never to return. every glance lingers, and every silence speaks of what’s already lost

Watched on Sunday March 30, 2025.

a simple wind-up monkey becomes a harbinger of absurdly over-the-top carnage. grotesquely gory yet darkly comedic—a very fun movie!

masterfully constructed and utterly captivating—i can't believe i'm just now watching this! there are so many split diopter shots, and i gave every single one a 12-minute standing ovation. an all-timer of an ending too

so much fun from start to finish. even with some hollywood trickery, the climbing sequence still looks incredible. the entire film has such a great energy to it

i know there's like a thousand adaptions of 'the count of monte cristo' but this is the first one i've seen. it's very good—and therefore, my favourite

one of the more egregious examples of 'telling, not showing' i've seen in a while

Watched on Sunday March 16, 2025.

topical, funny, and immensely entertaining—completely Bong Joon Ho at its core, with all the usual tonal shifts and genre swings. Robert Pattinson is fantastic in the lead—loved every second of his performance(s)

an explosive mix of drama and violence—brutal, thrilling, and stylish

a quietly haunting family drama. some of it works, some of it doesn’t—i just feel the film isn't substantial enough to earn some of its choices but it remains an intriguing experiment nonetheless

Watched on Sunday March 2, 2025.

a poignant story brought to life with raw, authentic emotion, capturing both personal and political turmoil. Fernanda Torres delivers a stunning performance, grounding the film in heartbreak and resilience—loved every minute of it

beautifully animated and deeply heartfelt—a soulful adventure wrapped in metal and moss

both heart-wrenching and darkly humorous—a melancholic tale of love, loss, and loneliness that is deeply affecting

Utterly gripping—Mohammad Rasoulof weaves real protest footage into a fearless, unflinching critique of authoritarianism, making every moment feel urgent and impossible to escape.

not a bad film; it certainly has its moments. i just wish it was a lot better because it's such an important and interesting story

Angelina Jolie's performance is profoundly moving and beautifully nuanced—how did she not get an Oscar nomination?

a matter-of-fact retelling of the events of the munich massacre from the perspective of the broadcast team. it's a well-made film; it just didn't grip me the way i hoped it would

a bob dylan concert occasionally interrupted by some usual biopic stuff

truly morbid, yet drenched in a sombre beauty—each frame meticulously composed, balancing its grim subject matter with an almost painterly elegance

technically stunning, staggeringly ambitious, and impressively stylish

visually; unlike anything i've seen before. so purely cinematic and emotional—every frame loaded with meaning. seriously, how did they do that?

well-acted, well-paced, and fun! nothing spectacular but i found it very enjoyable

enjoyable—started to lose me towards the end but a decent enough time nonetheless

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• Chungking Express
• In the Mood for Love
• 2046
• Happy Together
• Fallen Angels
• The Grandmaster
• Days of Being Wild
• The Hand
• Ashes of Time
• As Tears Go By

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

i like horror films, and these are the ones i've rated 4 or 5 stars! ~ongoing~

• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
• The Thing
• Psycho
• Cure
• Deep Red
• Halloween
• Jaws
• Scream
• Ring
• Alien

...plus 248 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Lighthouse
2. Nosferatu
3. The Witch
4. The Northman

some of my favourite hong kong action films ~ongoing~

• The Killer
• Hard Boiled
• Drunken Master II
• Hero
• Police Story
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
• Bullet in the Head
• Infernal Affairs
• A Better Tomorrow

...plus 43 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

A ranked list of all the Godzilla films I've seen. ~ongoing~

1. Godzilla Minus One
2. Godzilla
3. Shin Godzilla
4. Godzilla vs. Biollante
5. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
6. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
7. The Return of Godzilla
8. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
9. Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
10. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

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

“Melancholy is the happiness of being sad.” ― Victor Hugo

(alphabetical order, 5 stars only)

• 2046
• Angel's Egg
• Blade Runner
• Blade Runner 2049
• Casablanca
• Chungking Express
• Cinema Paradiso
• Cowboy Bebop
• Cure
• Days of Being Wild

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

1. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Inglourious Basterds
4. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
5. The Hateful Eight
6. Jackie Brown
7. Reservoir Dogs
8. Django Unchained
9. Death Proof

1. Videodrome
2. The Fly
3. Dead Ringers
4. Eastern Promises
5. Naked Lunch
6. Crash
7. Scanners
8. Crimes of the Future
9. A History of Violence
10. The Dead Zone

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

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1. Once Upon a Time in the West
2. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
3. For a Few Dollars More
4. Duck, You Sucker
5. Once Upon a Time in America
6. A Fistful of Dollars
7. The Colossus of Rhodes
8. The Last Days of Pompeii

1. Titane
2. Raw

1. The Thing
2. Halloween
3. Escape from New York
4. Big Trouble in Little China
5. Assault on Precinct 13
6. They Live
7. The Fog
8. In the Mouth of Madness
9. Prince of Darkness
10. Christine

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