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  Lost Highway 1997

  ★★★½ Rewatched by Shilo_R_A 24 Jun 2022 3

  This is a challenging film for me to review. It's bizzare, the plot is very symbolic and hard to summarize, and I just have mixed feelings about the overall experience. I'll try and do my best though.

  Lost Highway follows Fred Medison, a jazz musician (saxophonist) who lives with his wife, Renee. One day the start getting weird tapes that couldn't have been filmed without someone getting inside their house, and things only get weirder and weirder. Again, it's a…

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  Cinema Paradiso 1988

  ★★★★ Rewatched by Shilo_R_A 17 Jun 2022

  "They kiss too much, anyway."
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  "-What do you see?
  -A young bull being slaughtered. A big pool of blood on the ground. Another young bull steps over the blood...on its way to its death."

  *This review is of the 3 hour version of the film*

  Considered as one of the greatest Italian films of all time, Cinema Paradiso tells the story of Salvatore Di Vita, a middle aged filmmaker, going back to his childhood and his falling in love…

Popular reviews

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  Once Upon a Time in America 1984

  ★★★★ Rewatched by Shilo_R_A 23 Sep 2021 1

  This film is almost 4 hours long.
  I've watched it twice, the same week, in order to keep up with my IMDb top 100 poster rating. Yeah, twice the same week.
  So, why did I do that, you ask?

  Well, the first time I've watched it, I thought that the film was pretty good. The score is great, the cinematography felt decent, the story was interesting for me overall. But still, I've felt like I've missed something crucial - the…

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  The Shining 1980

  ★★★★½ Rewatched by Shilo_R_A 16 Dec 2021 3

  "I'm sorry to differ with you sir, but *you*...are the caretaker. You've always been the caretaker. I should know, sir. I've *always* been here."

  The Shining just became my favorite Kubrick film up to this date, and one of my favorite films in general.

  The film (which is based on a Stephen King novel) follows a family who moves into an isolated hotel for the winter (as the caretakers of the hotel for the season). As time goes on, they…