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  Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man 2012

  ★★★★★ Rewatched by Caden 03 Jun 2021

  "Who in this city of light and sadness is searching for salvation, truth, final answers? Is there anyone who doesn't sleep nights thinking about the meaning of the city, the night, the sadness, and oneself?"

  Tomorrow is my last day of high school. I've hated high school. I've been lonely and miserable and I've wanted this day to come so badly for so long, but now that it's basically here, I feel a little sad. I hate all the big…

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  The Beaches of Agnès 2008

  ★★★★★ Watched by Caden 12 Mar 2021

  "While I live, I remember"

  Alright, I've done it. I've completed Varda's filmography. Every single one of her features, documentaries, and shorts (or at least all the shorts included in the Criterion boxset). I guess it's time to write about her films, the impact they've had on me, and why I think she was the greatest director to ever live.

  The first of her films I saw was "Cleo from 5 to 7," right after first downloading the Criterion Channel.…

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  But I'm a Cheerleader 1999

  ★★★★½ Rewatched by Caden 24 Jun 2022

  “I myself once was a gay.”

  Actually the best movie ever made.

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  You, the Living 2007

  ★★★★ Watched by Caden 23 Jun 2022

  “Tomorrow is another day.”

  Hilariously tragic. Just like the rest of Anderson’s filmography, it’s about absolutely everything. There’s so much and tragedy and misery it’s hard to see the point. But tomorrow is another day.

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  Turistas 2006

  ★★ Watched by Caden 15 Feb 2021 8

  My dad directed this movie and here are a few things he told me about it if anybody is interested:

  1. He didn’t want to make it in the first place
  2. He hates the ending
  3. Brazil is really nice and he had a great time there
  4. He tried his best to make this movie not antagonizing Brazil and had an almost all-Brazilian crew but it was pretty difficult given what he had to work with

  Anyway this movie isn’t that good and it’s gonna be really awkward if my dad ever downloads Letterboxd and sees this rating.

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  Belfast 2021

  ★ Watched by Caden 16 Nov 2021 2

  “If they can't hear you, then they're not listening”

  Belfast starts with what is perhaps the worst opening I have ever seen in my entire life. The baffling color travelogue-like introduction to the city of Belfast was so bad that I didn’t even process that the film had started once it began. Once I realized that what I was watching was the actual movie, I assumed that the theater had made a mistake and the wrong thing was playing. I…