Culture
Films, books &
music.
What I watch, read, and listen to.
11 of 11 films
In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar-wai · 2000
10
Cannes Best Actor, BAFTA nomination
The most beautiful film ever made. Longing, restraint, and the tragedy of timing.
Past Lives
Celine Song · 2023
10
Oscar nomination, Gotham Award
In-yun. The paths we take and the ones we don't.
Minari
Lee Isaac Chung · 2020
9
Oscar Best Supporting Actress, Golden Globe
The American Dream through a Korean-American family. Water celery and perseverance.
If Beale Street Could Talk
Barry Jenkins · 2018
10
Oscar Best Supporting Actress
Baldwin's prose brought to life. Love as resistance.
The Brutalist
Brady Corbet · 2024
9
Venice Silver Lion
Architecture as art and obsession. The immigrant experience and creative vision.
American Fiction
Cord Jefferson · 2023
9
Oscar Best Adapted Screenplay
Sharp satire on race and publishing. Percival Everett's wit.
The Substance
Coralie Fargeat · 2024
9
Cannes Best Screenplay
Body horror and beauty standards. Grotesque and unforgettable.
Interstellar
Christopher Nolan · 2014
10
Oscar Best Visual Effects
Love transcends time and space. Hans Zimmer's organ.
Parasite
Bong Joon-ho · 2019
10
Oscar Best Picture, Palme d'Or
Class warfare as a genre-defying masterpiece.
Burning
Lee Chang-dong · 2018
10
FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes
Slow-burning mystery. Murakami adapted to devastating effect.
Phantom Thread
Paul Thomas Anderson · 2017
10
Oscar Best Costume Design
Fashion, control, and twisted love. DDL's final performance.
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