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A Passage to India

1965

Watched 22 May 2026

Here's a bit of magic: watched this last night then called the film's director (Waris) and he told me a bit about it. His main bone to pick is his strong preference of his own version to Lean's version, so he told me to call him again after seeing Lean's version. He said "Lean made an orchestral piece, I made a chamber suite, for the story I prefer the latter."

I look forward to comparing the two. I am probably the youngest person alive to have seen them in the release order, as Lean's version was 1000x more well viewed and acclaimed. My assessment to come.

Being There

1979

Watched 20 May 2026

One of the easiest 10/10s in recent memory. Cinema of expansion, fish out of water, and a clear predecessor to many favorites. But the best compliment I can give it is it's one of those moviegoing experiences where I truly felt no rush, I could've spent all day inside of this movie. I remember feeling that way during Up in the Air, it's a magic feeling where the plot is second and the atmosphere and characters carry you along ad…

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TÁR

2022

Watched 07 Oct 2022

A single review won't cover the entire movie, and I prefer people to see things with little knowledge beforehand, but here's one nugget that crossed my mind 24 hours after seeing it (it's been on my mind the entire time since):

Many of great living filmmakers of our era have used their prowess to tell stories rooted in the past with glossy production design and an escapist quality. Tár by contrast, feels like a rare prestige contemporary film of that…

Actual People

2021

Watched 04 Feb 2022

At one point someone calls Riley a millennial as an insult, but this feels like the very first Gen Z mumblecore movie to me.