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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Director: Joseph Kosinski. Cool fighter jets. I wish it was less patriotic & cheesey and more nerdy about aviation. Is it just me, or the...
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Deus (2022)
Director: Steve Stone. I love watching flawed movies, I feel like I learn so much from watching others' mistakes. In this case I learned...
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Tokyo Story (1953)
Director: Yasujirō Ozu. On the one hand it's very immersive and evokes strong emotions, on the other hand it also got me kinda happy...
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Oldboy - (2003)
Director: Park Chan-wook. In my recent review of Tár I said I liked it although I hated its ending. I didn't like Oldboy although I liked...
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Moonfall - (2022)
Director: Roland Emmerich. I needed a refreshment after watching a few good movies in a row. But of course my cinephile brain can't have...
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Assassins - (2020)
Director: Ryan White. I came across this while researching for my own film project. And a good friend recommended me to watch it. The...
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The Sadness - (2021)
Director: Rob Jabbaz. A Taiwanese zombie movie, that is unremarkable in many ways but I enjoyed watching it because of the setting in the...
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Let It Be Morning - (2021)
Director: Eran Kolirin. This is a tricky one... This is an Israeli film made with Israeli money and by a Jewish (Ashkenazi) director, and...
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NOPE - (2022)
Director: Jordan Peele. First, I'm happy people pay money to watch anything besides Marvel, it's about time Hollywood produce new...
Amir Steklov
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Moebius - (2013)
Director: Kim Ki-duk. Moebius is a modern Greek tragedy about manhood - more specifically: The penis. And I think it's the best piece of...
Amir Steklov
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Pietà - (2012)
Director: Kim Ki-duk. I'm still shaking after watching Pietà. This is not an emotional rollercoaster, this is an emotional 747 nosedive...
Amir Steklov
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Thirst - (2009)
Director: Park Chan-wook. I really wanted to like this movie... I was impressed by the production design, mise-en-scène and camera...
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The Isle - (2000)
Director: Kim Ki-duk. I'm not sure what I have just witnessed... There are some strong metaphors and symbolism about human nature in this...
Amir Steklov
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Train to Busan - (2016)
Director: Yeon Sang-ho. I've heard so many positive reviews about this film, I was sure it's going to be a masterpiece. I was very...
Amir Steklov
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I Am Not a Serial Killer - (2016)
Director: Billy O'Brien. I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016) is a superhero movie disguised as a psychological thriller: * The superhero...
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Everything Everywhere All At Once - (2022)
Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The hype is real. Everything Everywhere All At Once is a great movie! What makes it a great...
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The French Dispatch - (2021)
Director: Wes Anderson. 3 boring short stories with super flat characters I couldn't care less about. Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray & Owen...
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The Lighthouse - (2019)
Director: Robert Houston Eggers. I was avoiding The Lighthouse for a long time because I've heard mix reviews about it. On the one hand,...
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45 Years - (2015)
Director: Andrew Haigh. Almost a perfect film. 45 Years is a sensitive yet interesting melodrama about growing old together while...
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The Batman - (2022)
Director: Matt Reeves. I was interested to watch the new rendition of the DC's IP after many people compared it to David Fincher's Se7en...
Amir Steklov
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