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Favorite films

  • Local Hero
  • Repo Man
  • The Wind Rises
  • Cure

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  • Mortal Engines

    ★★

  • Challengers

    ★★★★

  • Shōgun

    ★★★★★

  • Immaculate

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  • Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

    Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

    ★★★★

    *me holding myself back from getting distracted*

    hollup….Let her cook

  • Thief

    Thief

    ★★★★★

    About a year ago I discovered a podcast for film lovers that just clicked for me the moment I pressed play. One year later I decide to join a holiday gift exchange in a community formed around that podcast and I receive this incredible film from a stranger.

    The score by Tangerine Dream never missed a beat. The nighttime city shots and overall neon color palette feel familiar and real but also very original. Robert Prosky brings such an interesting “bad guy”…

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  • Mortal Engines

    Mortal Engines

    ★★

    This movie suuuuuucks but it’s also kind of fun?

  • Challengers

    Challengers

    ★★★★

    Trent and Atticus really just dropped a tech house record for this one, what a wild choice. The style definitely kept me on my toes and I really enjoyed the way the story was executed (even though I felt like the final sequence was way too dragged out). Between the score and all of the gimmicky cinematography it felt super jarring, but it pretty much worked overall. 

    I must just be getting old because every movie is too loud yet I still can’t understand parts of the dialogue?? Anyway, we must protect Luca Guadagnino at all costs. 

    Luca Guadagnino ranked

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  • Repo Man

    Repo Man

    ★★★★★

    LB Roulette #55 from kenton

    NEW TOP FOUR ALERT 🚨

    When the mom sparks a joint and says “we’re sending bibles to El Salvador” lmfao. I feel like I was confused by something in every single scene in the best way possible. Such a fun movie.

  • Perfect Days

    Perfect Days

    ★★★★★

    Phone ✅ 
    Wallet ✅ 
    Keys ✅ 
    Point-and-shoot 35mm ✅ 

    He just like me, fr. 

    Perfect Days? More like Perfect Film am I right? Loved every second of this.