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Movies Watched, Jul. 2022
It’s weird that I don’t remember watching movies on the airplane on my trip to the UK. This was a blurry month, unfortunately.
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Movies Watched, April 2022
A little late to write this, but saw a few notable films that I really enjoyed and expanded a few trailing thoughts that’s been living in my brain this last month. The weather is generally getting nicer. I’m very surprised that for once in my fourteen years of living in New York, that we are finally
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Movies Watched, Feb. 2022
The weather has become increasingly unexpected, even for New York. The world continues to spiral in terrifying ways, with no clear sign that it would change directions at least in the short term. I keep thinking about the work that you need to do to keep bitterness and hopelessness at bay. I keep th
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Movies Watched, Jan. 2022
Another year, another set of great movies to look forward to! One of my aspirations is to watch at least a movie a week this year, to keep my movie watching consistent. Then again, I am also fighting against a huge backlog of reading and gaming. Here goes!
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Movies Watched, Mar. 2021
Ok, my mood was definitely pretty low throughout March. Was mostly unable to really watch movies, or hold my attention to play video games even.
Bringing Up Baby
Movies Watched, Jan. 2021
Getting back into it.
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Scraps: Movies Watched, Jan. 2020
Definitely dropped the ball in the last couple of months of last year. Going to try harder this year, hopefully. Here goes. Watched a lot of movies on the plane between Japan and New York, which accounts for all the randoms in the list. Hoping to carve out a more
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Scraps: Movies Watched, Oct. 2019
Pengabdi Setan (Satan’s Slaves) Was so excited for this, only to be slightly disappointed. A fun romp, but didn’t expect it to be as hoakey as it was. There was no stakes, and it made the whole thing feel flat. Spiderman: Far from Home I mean, was entertaining,
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Scraps: "Barry Lynn's Long Halftime Walk"
Director: Ang Lee * Really wished that I had seen this in the movie theater. * Feels cohesive in his trilogy of American life (Brokeback Mountain, Taking Woodstock.) * The ugliness and superficial feeling from the way the film is shot really captures the obscene, excess setting of the Super Bowl. * Felt like
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Scraps: "Crazy Rich Asians"
Director: Jon M. Chu * It wasn't perfect but it was a lot of fun. * The film seemed to take on too much expectations on its very small shoulders. People seem to don't realize that the director's filmography includes Step Up 2, Step Up 3D
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Scraps: "My Beautiful Laundrette"
Director: Stephen Frears * Didn't expect the film to have the tone that it does. In an interview with Criterion, the screenwriter (Hanif Kureishi) refers to Frears' style to be 'operatic.' * Mirrors used as a way to reveal and hide at the same time. * Tana showing
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Scraps: "Nervous Translation"
Director & Writer: Shireen Seno Cinematography: Albert Banzon, Jippy Pascua and Dennese Victoria * A film about the anxieties, curiosity and boredom of childhood. * Love the effort to emulate the unnerving, disjointed feeling of remembering your time as a child. Very expressionistic and modern in its approach. * The crispness of the