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  Ben-Hur 1959

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 25 Nov 2023 2

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

  Ben-Hur directed by William Wyler, released in 1959, is a magnum opus, undoubtedly deserving its status as one of three greatest films ever produced in the United States. Its grandeur only lies not in epic narrative, but in monumental scale of production that was as testament to the admirable sight of its creators.

  Charlton Heston, as Judah Ben-Hur, gives a performance of epic proportions, one of the greatest in film history. Heston embodies the character in a way that goes…

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  Beau Travail 1999

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 01 Oct 2023 2

  To categorize Beau Travail as a simple film would be an understatement. It is distilled and purified poetry at its very core. Denis' masterpiece kindled my love for cinema.

  In Beau Travail, the audience is distinctly catapulted to a world abundant with poignant visual stanzas on impact. Here, the cinematography is truly sublime, with every frame crafted deftly and sophisticatedly to extract in the viewer a wide scape of emotions. The fronting expansive landscapes against intimate human interactions, at times…

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  Beautiful Boy 2018

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 04 Nov 2024 1

  “Do you know how much I love you? If you could take all the words in the language, it still wouldn't describe how much I love you. And if you could gather all those words together, it still wouldn't describe what I feel for you. What I feel for you is everything. I love you more than everything”.

  How far can a father’s love go!

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  The Substance 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 26 Sep 2024

  Best thing about this film was watching it with the loml.

Popular reviews

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  Poor Things 2023

  ½ Watched 19 Dec 2023 6

  In the past, I used to be a massive fan of Lanthimos' work, but as I’ve grown closer to God and deepened my understanding of His teachings and His Holy Word, I’ve come to recognize the perverse, disturbed, twisted, despicable, depraved, and reprehensible nature of Yorgos Lanthimos' mind. 

  Romans 1:28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.

  I initially felt quite excited…

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  Come and See 1985

  ★★★★★ Watched 07 Oct 2023

  Idi i smotri (Come and See), is in my opinion the best anti-war film of all time, a masterpiece that left me feeling aghast and utterly astonished. 

  Directed by Elem Klimov in 1985, Idi i smotri is often called a masterpiece of world cinematography, mainly because of its uncompromised representation of the war's atrocities and its strong psychological influence over mankind.

  Indeed, the first aspect that sets Idi I smotri apart as a cinematographic masterpiece is the horrifying and merciless…