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Never really thought too much about how being the youngest grandchild by quite a lot meant we got the least amount of time together, because it always felt extra special anyway. I was double Nelly’s age when my nan ed but can imagine this is a wonderful showcase of grief and dealing with loss as a young child. What a lovely film

Watched on Thursday May 22, 2025.

Watched on Wednesday May 21, 2025.

The first conversation with Dante and Randal is maybe the most stilted recitation of lines in the history of film. It’s boring and dull, and you can hear they’re actively ing the next line which would be charming if they weren’t so pretentiously annoying. This is a fun hangout comedy though and a whole lot of nothing - which is also very respectable, especially with the very low budget they’re working with. 3.25 would be a perfect rating and 3 is maybe too low but 3.5 is too high for something with no rewatch value (for me personally but I’m definitely in the minority). Lots of people love this and I can see why it’s a cult classic that got a lot of people into making films but it’s a miss for me in the same way Dawson’s Creek also hasn’t aged well (probably very relatable at the time but insufferable lead today), which is a shame

Watched on Friday May 16, 2025.

Watched on Friday May 16, 2025.

Not sure if calling a film crisp makes sense but this is. Brilliant music cues, pure wow

Watched on Monday May 12, 2025.

Brilliant film if you hate capitalism and love time-lapses

great film, especially if you like Simon and Garfunkel. this also would have made a great thriller and is laced with moments of absurdity that balance out how insane it is overall. didn’t think we liked this for a big chunk of the first and second acts but there’s a brilliant third act and ending sequence, and some very subtly funny moments throughout. I do wish he completed the holy trinity and got with the dad though

Watched on Sunday May 4, 2025.

My first review says it all really: this is a masterclass in simplicity. Haven’t watched this in three years but still love it just as much as the first time around. Never leaving my top four. Any excuse to talk about Columbus (ecocinema essay) will be taken. Thank you Kogonada :)

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

Someone said Louis Theroux’s signature move is pseudo-naivety, which is how he gets people to say exactly what they’re thinking while still coming across as harmless and inoffensive, and that’s exactly it. This was a really hard but also brilliant watch

Watched on Monday April 28, 2025.

Loose curls in 1790

Watched on Sunday April 27, 2025.

Amman Abbasi and Jeffrey Stern are lovely!

Today was honestly fake and I genuinely couldn’t speak highly enough of Elizabeth if I tried. She and Jeremy were so kind to me and it was genuinely the loveliest couple of conversations I ever could have imagined having with a director. Such down to earth and talented people, and a beautiful film. Will be thinking about this forever. A nice American woman and James Griffiths said I did a great job (even with my fumble) and I had beautiful friends in the audience. Literally on cloud nine and could cry, feeling so lucky

Watched on Saturday April 26, 2025.

About as charming and endearing as you can get

This felt like a completely different film on rewatch with an audience. Genuinely couldn’t stop looking around at everyone’s reactions. I’ve never heard people pack up and leave a screening in such silence but it felt really special to hear people cry and laugh in response to something as heavy as this but grounded with moments of humanity and a lot of heart - perfect first film for sands

Watched on Monday April 21, 2025.

Watched on Sunday April 20, 2025.

Watched on Sunday April 20, 2025.

Watched on Sunday April 20, 2025.

Watched on Sunday April 20, 2025.

Watched on Sunday April 20, 2025.

Watched on Sunday April 20, 2025.

if you put a gun to my head and told me to say something nice about Nate I would just tell you to pull the trigger

someone forgot to tell pierce brosnan that being in a musical usually means you have to be able to sing

Watched on Friday April 18, 2025.

Watched on Friday April 18, 2025.

Watched on Thursday April 17, 2025.

Winner of the Youth Prize at Cannes Film Festival, Louise Courvoisier's feature film debut Holy Cow follows the enigmatic and reckless Totone as he becomes his younger sister's legal guardian. Set against the sprawling backdrop of the French countryside, Totone must learn to balance his responsibilities, make mistakes, and find his place in the world while securing a future for his family. 

Nestled in teenage perspective and inexperience, Holy Cow chronicles the quietly beautiful journey of tackling life's greatest challenges: love, friendship, young adulthood, and cheese-making. This heartwarming coming-of-age dramedy maintains a moving balance of unflinching reality and optimism, rooted in Clément Faveau’s performance as Totone in his on-screen debut. 

(for sands :))

Watched on Sunday April 13, 2025.

Watched on Sunday April 13, 2025.

A lot of people won’t want to accept that this is actually a beautiful tribute to female friendship…

Watched on Saturday April 5, 2025.

girlfriend stalked by your ex who looks like your mum? send taylor in. crashed your helicopter and need saving? call taylor. sex offender boss causing you hassle? get taylor on the case. need a ride? taylor will drive you. need a skin graft? don’t worry taylor’s already skinned himself

Watched on Friday April 4, 2025.

Watched on Friday April 4, 2025.

I love microcinematography as much as the next person but just a bit too much octopus sperm on display here for me

Watched on Friday April 4, 2025.

Watched on Sunday March 30, 2025.

Watched on Sunday March 30, 2025.

It’s really interesting how retrospective scoring lets you read silent cinema and I’d love to write my diss on this but can imagine the top floor confinement sessions getting pretty dire so it’s an essay instead. Some intertitles would’ve been nice but I’m definitely just less classically educated than people in 1902 and also it was 1902

Watched on Wednesday March 26, 2025.

Hahaha this was hilarious

Everywhere gets a slightly problematic font except for Italy, which is bound to Times New Roman. A very impressive early episodic film from Lang! (Spies is still my favourite though)

best of/most enjoyed

1. Oppenheimer
2. The Holdovers
3. Perfect Days
4. Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
5. Sometimes I Think About Dying
6. May December
7. All of Us Strangers
8. Poor Things
9. Anatomy of a Fall
10. Past Lives

...plus 75 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Nickel Boys
2. Dune: Part Two
3. No Other Land
4. The Brutalist
5. I'm Still Here
6. Challengers
7. Conclave
8. Agent of Happiness
9. On Falling
10. Nosferatu

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

some of my favourites!!!

• Gerry
• s Ha
• Funny Ha Ha
• The Man Who Sleeps
• Columbus
• Lady Bird
• Miss Stevens
• Aftersun
• Eighth Grade
• mid90s

...plus 33 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

best of/most enjoyed

1. Boiling Point
2. Dune
3. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
4. Bo Burnham: Inside
5. C'mon C'mon
6. The Worst Person in the World
7. Spencer
8. Judas and the Black Messiah
9. Spider-Man: No Way Home
10. All Too Well: The Short Film

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bonus points if starring de niro or pacino (or both) and directed by scorsese: 5/22

• City of God
• GoodFellas
• Heat
• Reservoir Dogs
• Gangs of New York
• The Godfather
• The Godfather Part II
• The Godfather Part III
• Casino
• The Irishman

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

• Black Swan
• TÁR
• Whiplash
• Whiplash
• The Red Shoes
• Dead Poets Society
• Pearl
• Last Night in Soho
• Nocturne
• The Neon Demon

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

best of/most enjoyed

1. Aftersun
2. The Banshees of Inisherin
3. The Batman
4. Triangle of Sadness
5. Fresh
6. TÁR
7. Bones and All
8. Everything Everywhere All at Once
9. X
10. Babylon

...plus 91 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
• Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
• Wetlands
• Kids
• Saltburn

• Aquamarine
• Wild Child
• St. Trinian's
• Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
• The Princess Diaries
• Freaky Friday
• Mean Girls
• Mean Girls 2
• Bedtime Stories
• Night at the Museum

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

will watch all of these by the time the 2032 poll is released if I can handle it

1. Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
2. Vertigo
3. Citizen Kane
4. Tokyo Story
5. In the Mood for Love
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey
7. Beau Travail
8. Mulholland Drive
9. Man with a Movie Camera
10. Singin' in the Rain

...plus 90 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.