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Film Reviews
The five-star shelf — everything I've given full marks.
| Seen | Film | Rating | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 NOV 23 | La La Land 2016 | Maybe there’s something’s about the 6th viewing that made the middle drag a little bit damn this movie is… | |
| 29 OCT 23 | The Prestige 2006 | Most slept on Nolan. So many layers here One of the most effective uses of voiceover I’ve seen | |
| 29 OCT 23 | The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 1964 | This is THE movie | |
| 18 OCT 23 | The Handmaiden 2016 | I love the three part, nonlinear narratives of South Korean cinema that I’ve seen. | |
| 10 OCT 23 | Her 2013 | Yep still perfect and deservedly in my “movies to make you a better human” list | |
| 19 SEP 23 | The Dark Knight 2008 | God damn. Perfect movie in every sense of the word. Not even just filmmaking but across genres. | |
| 07 SEP 23 | Apocalypse Now 1979 | I can’t even begin to understand how a director conceives of approaching this movie I feel like I lived an… | |
| 31 AUG 23 | Jurassic Park 1993 | Again, put this in the hands of any other director and it would have been a joke (we don’t have to use our… | |
| 24 AUG 23 | Barbie 2023 | Second time around seeing it so I got to now focus on the script, themes, and overall messages more than just… | |
| 23 JUL 23 | Past Lives 2023 | Absolute masterpiece. I’m gonna need a lifetime to process this - and even that might not be enough | |
| 06 JUL 23 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023 | 6/5. Wow. Just the script and story alone we’re absolutely incredible. | |
| 11 JUN 23 | Fire of Love 2022 | Loved it. The score added a lot to the story and the animation and montage sequences were really fun. | |
| 05 JUN 23 | Full Metal Jacket 1987 | I mean it’s a Kubrick. But wow that didn’t hold anything back | |
| 31 MAY 23 | Interstellar 2014 | Perfect in every way - Nolan is Kubrick Jr. | |
| 15 APR 23 | Back to the Future 1985 | The script is so solid wow. Great first movie for Ilan’s film education | |
| 14 APR 23 | When Harry Met Sally... 1989 | Does it get better | |
| 28 MAR 23 | Her 2013 | WOW. I went into this movie because of all the AI stuff that's happening in the world. | |
| 08 MAR 23 | The Adventures of Tintin 2011 | Spielberg's most underrated movie by far. Everything about this hits the mark. | |
| 21 FEB 23 | Titanic 1997 | Phenomenal | |
| 18 FEB 23 | Prisoners 2013 | WOW | |
| 09 AUG 22 | A Fistful of Dollars 1964 | I still don’t think westerns are my genre but this movie was shot so well it was hard not to like it. | |
| 27 JUL 22 | It's a Wonderful Life 1946 | I need to start watching this multiple times a year | |
| 26 JUN 22 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 | Perfect movie | |
| 14 JUN 22 | The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 | So so good | |
| 10 APR 22 | Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022 | That was the greatest movie I’ve ever seen in my entire life | |
| 14 MAR 22 | The Sound of Music 1965 | Brought back so many childhood memories but this time I was able to also appreciate it. | |
| 06 MAR 22 | There Will Be Blood 2007 | Incredibly made movie. A modern western for sure and Daniel day Lewis stole the show. | |
| 26 FEB 22 | The Godfather 1972 | It’s hard to watch another movie after that because when you’ve found perfection nothing can compare | |
| 18 FEB 22 | La La Land 2016 | Yup. Still my favorite movie. This is also how I see life | |
| 11 FEB 22 | Ex Machina 2015 | Incredible. Really deserving of a 5. Every shot of the movie was needed. | |
| 05 FEB 22 | Memento 2000 | That was absolutely incredible. Never felt editing so potently. | |
| 30 JAN 22 | The Shining 1980 | Yep…every frame is perfect | |
| 25 JAN 22 | No Country for Old Men 2007 | Wow. Perfectly made suspense thriller. Can't think of a flaw | |
| 19 JAN 22 | The Worst Person in the World 2021 | Such an intriguing film. An analysis of a woman’s slow fight against time and the sense of unfulfillment… | |
| 15 JAN 22 | Taxi Driver 1976 | They just don’t make movie like that anymore. | |
| 22 DEC 21 | Lady Bird 2017 | Loved this movie. Don't know how to describe it except that it just felt so real | |
| 19 DEC 21 | The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 1964 | I tried looking for the practical reasons each shot was done in this movie. To analyze it like a film. | |
| 19 DEC 21 | Drive My Car 2021 | A perfectly made movie which I will not be watching again. | |
| 09 DEC 21 | West Side Story 2021 | Perfect from start to finish. Usually remakes aren’t able to compare to the original but if there’s someone… | |
| 23 NOV 21 | Casablanca 1942 | Just gets better and better with each rewatch | |
| 12 NOV 21 | Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019 | This is what cinema can be. This is what life can look like. This is what love can look like. | |
| 22 JUL 21 | West Side Story 1961 | Really deserving of 5 stars on this one; the stars being a metric of overall quality of a movie. | |
| 20 JUL 21 | GoodFellas 1990 | I can't believe I haven't watched this until now. Scorsese really is a master. | |
| 06 JUL 21 | In the Mood for Love 2000 | Incredible piece of art. Decided to watch it because id seen it on so many people's criterion… | |
| 07 JUN 21 | Bo Burnham: Inside 2021 | Yes it was harrowing at points and really made me feel for Bo but my gosh is he an absolute genius; when it… | |
| 19 MAY 21 | Good Will Hunting 1997 | Need to watch again and again for sure but this movie stands the test of rewatchability time and time again. | |
| 07 MAY 21 | Vertigo 1958 | Analysis of the kiss scene for my film class: Hitchcock may be known as the master of suspense, however, this… | |
| 28 APR 21 | Vertigo 1958 | Masterful film from the master of suspense. The editing really shone in this movie. | |
| 24 MAR 21 | Parasite 2019 | Unbelievable movie from start to finish. The editing,cinematography, and overall story were all unbelievable. | |
| 14 MAR 21 | Coco 2017 | Watched for maybe the third or fourth time and felt all the emotions I felt the first time, plus some. |