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Favorite films

  • Nostalgia
  • Persona
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Withnail & I

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  • Old

    ★½

  • The Coffee Table

    ★★★★

  • Abigail

    ★★★

  • Revenge

    ★★★★

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Poor Things

2023

★★★½ Watched

I will add a comment in the middle next to all the comments either praising or criticising Poor Things, which has been on the agenda since its release. Let’s start with praise, Lanthimos has done a great job in cinematography, art direction, make-up and costumes that even those who do not like this fairy tale narrative will appreciate. The acting is at a level that will leave you in awe. The plans will satisfy gothic and fairy tale narrative lovers…

Triangle

2009

★★★½ Liked 4

I try to focus only on the mythological elements of Triangle and it’ll take long, hang on to your hat!

Triangle is an adaptation of the myth of Sisyphus from Ancient Greek mythology. Before digging up the film, let’s take a look at the myth of Sisyphus: It all started when Zeus took the form of an eagle and kidnapped the nymph Aegina, daughter of the river-god Asopus. It is said that the king of Corinth Sisyphus was a deceitful…

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Old

2021

★½ Rewatched

If that’s the point, I feel ten years older in two hours.

The Coffee Table

2022

★★★★ Liked Watched

What a twist for us who expected a haunted coffee table!
Well, actually this film turned out to be a complete twist for me, as I didn't expect to encounter such a good film with its shots, angles, tension, anxiety and comedy.

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Pearl

2022

★★ 4

Ti West has to decide whether he wants to either tell a story with the characters explaining what was going on, or make a film about it. Seems like he should be better off just being a storyteller.

Doctor Sleep

2019

★★½ Watched

But it was only fantasy…

Shining and Doctor Sleep are great examples of what is cinema and what is only series of images.