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Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone - (2007)
Director: Hideaki Anno. A nostalgic recap of the TV series. I enjoyed watching it a very much! I think the exposition (like in the 1st...
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Isle of Dogs - (2018)
Director: Wes Anderson. So, what works in Wes Anderson's films? - Many people talk about his compositions and Symmetry. But I think it's...
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Saint-Narcisse - (2020)
Director: Bruce LaBruce. Bruce La Bruce's take on the cliché tropes of the gay-motorcyclist and the sexually-molested-church-boy is...
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - (2021)
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton. I was expecting a superhero/monster movie and got an epic fantasy film! With hero's journey, killing of...
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Dune - (2021)
Director: Denis Villeneuve. First: If you haven't read the book recently, don't watch it! (Friends tonight who havn't read the book...
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Mother - (2009)
Director: Bong Joon-ho. Never ending pain, like eating a full bush of chili peppers. The performance by Kim Hye-ja is phenomenal and it...
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Parasite - (2019)
Director: Bong Joon-ho. I usually don't watch "Oscar Movies" So it took me way too long until I finally watched this truly-masterpiece of...
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Cosmopolis - (2012)
Director: David Cronenberg. This is a film many like to hate, even Cronenberg's fans. But I actually really like it. It's one of my...
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Doctor Sleep - (2019)
Director: Mike Flanagan. Surprisingly good, I would even go to say it has more of a Stephen King vibe than The Shining. The weakest point...
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Kika - (1993)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar. After a decade, I watched this film for the 2nd time. I was very angry the film manipulated me to laugh and...
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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! - (1989)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar. Only Almodovar can make a love story focused on violence towards women and get away with it. Besides that,...
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Nomadland - (2021)
Director: Chloé Zhao. When a movie has only good characters I wonder how can it be so good? Where is the conflict, when people are so...
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The Woman in the Window - (2021)
Director: Joe Wright. The cinematography & acting are top notch. But some dialogues are written poorly. Some important plot points are...
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Dead Ringers - (1988)
Director: David Cronenberg. Out of this world preference by Jeremy Irons! - i am sure Ridley Scott took an inspiration from it for the...
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The Brood - (1979)
Director: David Cronenberg. The film is great but the score (by Howard shore) is really annoyed to the point it destroys the film. The...
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Kids - (1988)
Director: Larry Clark. Overrated? I felt like the story is simplistic and not very interesting. The casting and acting are wonderful and...
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On the Silver Globe - (1988)
Director: Andrzej Żuławski. I have no idea what I've just witnessed, but it was AMAZING! Verdict: 4 / 5 ★ - Need to watch again.
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Possession - (1981)
Director: Andrzej Żuławski. Must watch for all Berliners! Platz der Luftbrücke will never look the same after. The film has a very strong...
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Pulse (回路, Kairo) - (2001)
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa. You gotta love those Japanese horror Shinto films! I find it fascinating how the film is able to construct...
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Raised by Wolves - S01 (2020)
Show runner: Aaron Guzikowski. The opening animation credit sequence is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in mainstream...
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