Mikołaj 🏳️‍🌈 Faoláin-Lisowczyk

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"Everytime I watch a film like the ones from korea, japan, iran, I immediately think the film is better."

Pittsburgh, PA

Favorite films

  • Metropolis
  • August in the Water
  • Funeral Parade of Roses
  • Sing a Song of Sex

All
  • Porco Rosso

    ★★★★½

  • Nun in Rope Hell

    ★★★

  • Sinners

    ★★★★

  • Baraka

    ★★★★★

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Bad Santa

2003

★★★★ Rewatched

Director's Cut

This verison of the film was amazing. Completely different tone and viewing experience to the theatrical and unrated/uncut verison. The director's cut is not a comedy, I'd struggle to even call it a dark comedy, it's just dark. The different verisons of this film should be studied for how editing can completely change a film.

Side note, does Bernie Mac get his nails done in any other films, we have this and Ocean's 12. I love it.

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Night on the Galactic Railroad

1985

★★★★½ 9

Truly a dream filled trip, it almost is exactly what you would expect from a film titled Night on the Galactic Railroad. It is an extremely touching film on what it means to be happy, how to be happy with oneself, and how to accept and embrace one's own sexuality. The film explores these questions in the most interesting ways with beautifully crafted entrancing shots. This film presented Giovanni and Camla relationship in the most charming of ways, so much…

The Man Who Stole the Sun

1979

★★★★½ 2

I made a really cheesy video with visuals from The Man Who Stole the Sun underscored by the theme from Taxi Driver, I think it really visualizes what I feel while watching this film.

vimeo.com/242176920

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I have recently finished this film after a long time of being aware of it and I searched for discussions / essays on it but it is surprisingly under-seen. Written by Leonard Schrader, the younger brother of Paul Schrader and coming out only three years after his Taxi…

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