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12 Angry Men

1957

★★★★★ Liked 2

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Chernobyl

2019

★★★★★ Liked Watched

“What is the cost of lies? It’s not that we’ll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all.”

Fervently directed, intensely edited, and masterfully written, Chernobyl is a brutally horrific yet instantly effective epic underscored by some of the most bitingly relevant social criticism on the price of misinformation and governmental corruption I’ve ever seen.

Screenwriter Craig Mazin (yes, the guy formerly known for…

No Other Land

2024

★★★★½ Liked 2

simultaneously a harrowing and unsparing depiction of the obscene horrors of the israeli occupation in palestine - horrors that have existed long before october 7, 2023 - and also a tremendously tender-hearted tribute to the pure love the palestinian people have for both each other and their land - the only land they’ve ever known. undeniably a gut-wrenching watch, and essentially so, but one that beautifully finds the balance between portraying both palestinian pain and their incredible perseverance under unspeakably inhumane conditions. a miracle of a movie in every sense of the word.

Parasite

2019

★★★★★ Liked 9

Parasite is a multi-genre masterwork, consistently escaping any categorization as its plot twists and turns and transforms like a Rubix cube, continually keeping both its protagonists and its audience on an uneven yet endlessly entertaining ground with a steady blend of satirical comedy, adrenalizing thrills, and sheer horror.

With its trailer set to debut tomorrow, I remain anxious to see how Neon decides to promote this film, as I went in without even the faintest knowledge of a simple logline,…

Paris Is Burning

1990

★★★★★ Liked 5

“You've made a mark on the world if you just get through it.”

This is literally everything I ire and adore about filmmaking. I loved how director Jennie Livingston really got out of the way of the individual stories highlighted here and just allowed them to unfold as naturally as possible. Some have complained that the documentary feels “scattered” as a result, but I couldn’t disagree more. The film does jump around often, but all of these interviews beautifully complement…

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

★★★★½ Liked Rewatched

Normally never watch the Middle-Earth movies outside of a marathon, but since I’ve been on a Best Picture binge as of late (and haven’t watched this in its entirety for a good 4-5 years), I decided to give it a go and see how well it holds up on its own...

AND SURPRISE SURPRISE, IT’S STILL SPECTACULAR!!!

Now ignore me while I go have nightmares about Shelob until the end of time x

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