Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Pusher 1996

  ★★★ Watched 12 May 2023

  Pusher is the directorial debut of Nicolas Winding Refn, a director whose films I’ve watched quite a few of recently. I’ve had mixed feelings with these, I loved The Neon Demon, found Drive and Only God Forgives to be okay and strongly disliked Bronson.

  I liked a lot of the camerawork in this as well as the music, it felt fast paced and matched the chaos and recklessness of the story. I loved the character of Tonny and Mads Mikkelsens…

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  Petite Maman 2021

  ★★★★★ Watched 28 Apr 2023

  I relate to and feel it’s common amongst children to want to understand and know our parents better, what their life was like as a child, what are their deepest fears, what things make them truly happy?  It’s something that director Céline Sciamma captures so beautifully in this film, the yearning for a better understanding of our parents.
  This film felt like exactly what I needed right now and I’m very thankful that this was made. It’s a film about…

Popular reviews

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  The Juniper Tree 1990

  ★★★ Watched 23 Apr 2023 1

  A mostly quiet and atmospheric film, The Juniper Tree reminded me of Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring. I loved the haunting feel of the film and it’s sound, also got to hear some Bjork vocals too which was a treat. This is a dark story and I liked how it was presented, there is a feeling of uneasiness for a lot of the film. My flaws with it however would be its acting only in parts. The film also at…