Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Selves and Others: A Portrait of Edward Said 2004

  ★★★★★ Watched 22 Sep 2023

  Such a special film and such a special screening. I want to rewatch it very soon again. The idea of a cinematic portrait was perfect.

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  Winter Kills 1979

  ★★★½ Watched 03 Sep 2023

  I was very tired when I watched this, eating rice with poached eggs and onions from a glass Tupperware in the back of the theater.
  Maybe I was too sleepy to understand, too distracted by the food, too far removed from the time when this was made. I enjoyed the movie, and I see what made it funny. I especially loved that woman, I forgot her name, the European woman who works at New York magazine. And everything was pretty visually impactful. But it would have been more funny had I understood everything it was getting at.

Popular reviews

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  Umberto Eco: A Library of the World 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 09 Jul 2023 2

  I watched this today with my dad because he is a fan of Umberto Eco. I have never read anything by him. 
  After the movie I asked my dad what he thought and he said “This movie highlighted everything that people do not like about Umberto Eco. Nonetheless I enjoyed it.”
  I can see what he means by this, but again I don’t really have the background to form an opinion. I enjoyed the movie too, especially the editing which I think another review mentioned looked like it was made on iMovie.

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  Boyfriends and Girlfriends 1987

  ★★★★★ Watched 08 Jul 2023

  Might be a new favorite Rohmer. It’s my first time seeing one of his movies in a theater and I was surprised to hear all the laughter from the audience. at the same time, I was also laughing. It was pretty funny for a Rohmer. Nice