Favorite films

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  Infinity Pool 2023

  ★★★ Watched 07 Feb 2023

  6-7

  Movies to watch with your grandparents

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  Smooth Talk 1985

  ★★★★ Watched 01 Feb 2023

  7-8

  Bit of a rocky start, but the movie gradually gets better and better until I suddenly realized that I had indeed read the short story this is based on—the imagery formed by 10th grade me in English class flashing back to me outta nowhere. Wild. 
  Anyway—it’s really good, and Laura Dern is great of course.

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  La Ciénaga 2001

  ★★★★ Watched 12 Aug 2018

  Phantom Thread: *Butters toast*

  La Cienaga: “Oh yeah?” *Drags chairs*

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  Mind Game 2004

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 01 Jul 2018

  A mid-life crisis movie for twenty-something’s. Finding life moves faster than ever expected, even with so much ahead, Nishi feels like so much has already been wasted. With the imminent possibility of death he reflects on his passivity and decides to live life to the fullest, only to be completely separated from everything that makes life—life. 

  Through this added and excruciatingly physical separation from society, learning only through radio—watching life but not experiencing it—the push towards the enjoyment and appreciation…