Jean-Luc

Jean-Luc

"Film lovers are sick people".
- Francois Truffaut

Favorite films

  • Vivre Sa Vie
  • Shock Corridor
  • It's a Gift
  • The Lady Eve

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  • The Magic Christian

  • The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

  • Foreign Correspondent

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

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Fearless
Watched

People don't so much believe in god as they choose not to believe in nothing.

Feds!
Watched

"Feds" is a movie about two women who aspire to be FBI agents, who are admitted into the bureau's trainee program because of a female quota that the organisation is obligated to abide by. This is the first of several aspects of the movie that would be changed if it were to be released in 2026. Unlike modern female-led films where equality of outcome is presented as a given, "Feds" focuses on characters who struggle to prove that equality of…

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Aguirre, the Wrath of God
★★★★½ Watched

Aguirre: The Wrath of God is a truly unique experience; one would struggle to find any other film quite like it. With its lack of score creating a eerily calm faux-tranquil atmosphere, the audience is ultimately left with nothing to focus on but the well-written story and the rich dialogue.

The most similar films are arguably Malick's early works, most notably Badlands and Days of Heaven. Unlike both of these films though, Aguirre is stripped off all the cheap enticements;…

Annie Hall
★★★★★ Added

"Woody Allen famously wanted to call it "Anhedonia", the clinical inability to experience happiness—funny for a film that gives us so much pleasure".

- Cath Clarke, critic for Time Out


There is no doubt, in my mind, that Annie Hall is the greatest romantic comedy film of all time. However, when I watched Annie Hall for the first some years ago, I remember thinking the film to be somewhat of a non-coherent jumble. Having now watched it again, I still…

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