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maker of films, lover of films.
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Favorite films

  • Oppenheimer
  • La Belle Noiseuse
  • Hiroshima Mon Amour
  • Until the End of the World

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  • The Rat Catcher

    ★★★

  • The Swan

    ★★★½

  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

    ★★★½

  • The Rules of Attraction

    ★★★★½

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  • The Tree of Life

    The Tree of Life

    ★★★★★

    “I will be true to you. Whatever comes.”

    Scenes of an existence, singular, and yet far beyond that of a single life. Life passing by in distinctly fractured moments; precious, sharp, fragile, like glass, broken into non-linearity.

    Existence compiled into minutes - the universe and its creation, humanity’s germination, the will and consequence of our actions, and in all these predicaments the way of grace, kindness, compassion, a river in constant rift and conflict with the way of nature: harsh,…

  • Taste of Cherry

    Taste of Cherry

    ★★★★★

    The contemplation between life and death is one I’ve always questioned myself; one I’ve personally considered, many times. I’ve always seen it as an easy escape, a quick solution to all my problems; problems I’d only really have if I remained alive (which I have and will try to).

    There was always this question of wether I should take that quick route. Wether it would solve things for anyone, besides myself (quite obviously due to my non-existence if I’d gone…

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  • The Rat Catcher

    The Rat Catcher

    ★★★

    More than anything makes me yearn for a horror film directed by Wes, especially evocative of 50s monster flicks in his approach to the scene between the rat and the rat catcher. I think it’s fair and easy to call Wes one of the best working directors at composition, and his efforts here, reminiscent at times of mid-20th century horror, works wonders in elevating the story.

    Once again at odds with Dahl’s language, as I was with the previous two…

  • The Swan

    The Swan

    ★★★½

    Where Henry Sugar presented a more hopeful story about the latent impact of human ingenious and how it can inspire change in others, The Swan stands as a cynical tale of persevering in a cruel world insensitive to beauty and awe. The callousness of those unaware threaten, in tides, the humanity left among our kind, but the perseverance of a few, brave and spirited, a few who see the beauty and awe, keeps the world alive. Reminds me of the…

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