Films. Feelings. Educated guesses.With Ann-Sophie & Rafael

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Big films. Short takes.

Film reviews: Roll credits. Cue opinions. 90 reviews

Ann-Sophie★★★★
“Pretty good horse poem for a first try.”
2026 ·

Wild Horse Nine

Rafael★★★★
“Stop motion is to animation what film is to photography: slower, harder, and worth it.”
2026 ·

Wildwood

Ann-Sophie★★★★★
“Talking to trees? Hippies.”
2026 ·

Wildwood

Rafael★★★★
“The one time the feet shots are crucial to the plot.”
2009 ·

Inglourious Basterds

Ann-Sophie★★★
“Coolest “group of fucked up people in a car” shot”
2026 ·

The Weight

Rafael★★★
“How is this not a Rom-Com? Shit was funny.”
2000 ·

Battle Royale

Ann-Sophie★★★½
“They don’t write romcoms like that anymore”
2026 ·

Sense and Sensibility

Rafael★★★½
“Thank goodness Taika Waititi didn't direct this.”
2010 ·

Never Let Me Go

Ann-Sophie★★★★
“Still…Fuck u Danny”
2025 ·

Bad Apples

Rafael★★★
“This reminds me to watch After Yang again.”
2026 ·

Klara and the Sun

Ann-Sophie★★
“Definetely a do-not-think-too-much movie”
2025 ·

LifeHack

Rafael★★½
“Why the long face?”
2026 ·

Clayface

Ann-Sophie★★★★
“Nothing beats a good surprise-cry🥲”
2024 ·

Bob Trevino Likes It

Rafael★★★
“Good old 90s action movie.”
2026 ·

Street Fighter

Ann-Sophie★★
“Why must it be so cheeeeesyyyy”
2026 ·

Virginia Woolf's Night & Day

Rafael★★★
“I'd rather hike with a dog through the woods than humans.”
2026 ·

The Weight

Ann-Sophie★★★★½
“Crazy how a pop culture movie from almost 30 years ago is still so relevant in its topics. So happy to have seen this in a cinema instead of just at home”
1997 ·

Perfect Blue

Rafael★★★★
“You know it's a fairytale when the Spanish villain is obsessed with time.”
2006 ·

Pan's Labyrinth

Ann-Sophie★★½
“LOOK AT US, we are ~~~sOoOOoOooOoo~~~~ cool!1!”
2026 ·

In the Grey

Rafael★★★½
“With a comma after “dearest”, did you intend this?”
2026 ·

Sense and Sensibility

Ann-Sophie★★★
“Untamed white youth 🤝 Stephen graham”
2025 ·

Heel

Rafael
“Kintsugi.”
2026 ·

LINKIN PARK: UNSHATTER

Ann-Sophie★★★★½
“Show this in schools to showcase how fucked up claim of ownership of a person is.”
2025 ·

Obsession

Ann-Sophie★★★
“Das letzte Drittel zieht gut an aber das erste fühlt sich unnötig oberflächlich an und committed sich ähnlich wie die beiden Hauptrollen wenig. Allerdings sind Score und Bild…”
2026 ·

Allegro Pastell

Rafael★★★½
“19 glasses of wine is very specific. I guess 20 would've been too much.”
2026 ·

Another Day

Ann-Sophie★★★
“Rami Maleks face is highly irritating in this one and I can not explain why”
2025 ·

Nuremberg

Rafael★★★★
“Just like they say, the ninth's one is the one to look out for. John Malkovich will have to fight Matt Damon for that Oscar.”
#17 · Top 20 20262026 ·

Wild Horse Nine

Ann-Sophie★★★
“PEW PEW PEW PEW BOOMBOOM PEW!!”
2025 ·

Normal

Ann-Sophie★★★
“My anxiety could never…”
2026 ·

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

Rafael★★★½
“Never mention you got a trust fund on your first date.”
2026 ·

A Talent for Murder

Ann-Sophie★★★½
“More butts than expected — delighted”
2025 ·

Pillion

Rafael★★★★
“Leadership not listening to their smart employees and continuing running the company into the ground is too real.”
2026 ·

The Social Reckoning

Ann-Sophie★★★★½
“Cried because of rock🥲”
2026 ·

Project Hail Mary

Rafael
“Have to practice my rudiments now. Travis is my favorite Kardashian, hands down.”
2026 ·

Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear

Ann-Sophie★★★½
“Not a single anticipation turned out true with this one.”
2025 ·

Sirāt

Rafael★★★
“Quite handy to have your own Benoit Blanc in your prison.”
2026 ·

The Samurai and the Prisoner

Ann-Sophie★★★½
“Serves poor and criminal Indiana jones aura with hetero call me by your name vibes”
2023 ·

La Chimera

Rafael★★★½
“This is unfair, I love an Irish accent.”
2026 ·

Ink

Ann-Sophie★★★★½
“This so belongs in a cinema”
2025 ·

Train Dreams

Ann-Sophie★★★★★
“Anora screamed so Matty Mauser could run”
2024 ·

Anora

Rafael★★★★
“My dad loved to watch Chinese Kung-Fu movies, so I've seen this a bunch of times as a child. Watching this roughly 30 years later again, brought me right back.”
1984 ·

Wheels on Meals

Rafael★★★½
“Five more minutes, chef. Dominic Sessa was about to cook as Anthony Bourdain.”
2026 ·

Tony

Rafael★★★½
“Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Russian Edition”
2026 ·

Mayday

Rafael★★★★
“Listen, I wasn't always this badass. Here is my entire life's story while you charge with your katana at me.”
2025 ·

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Rafael★★★★½
“The camera work alone was brilliant. Felt like I was playing the video game.”
#7 · Top 20 20262026 ·

Resident Evil

Rafael★★★★
“Not a single phone in sight. Just a man and his dog living in the moment.”
#15 · Top 20 20262026 ·

Heart of the Beast

Rafael★★★
“From hot priest to hot meteorologist, Andrew Scott can do them all.”
2026 ·

Pressure

Rafael★★★½
“What if the manic pixie girl is actually a boy from Manchester looking like the Gallagher brothers? P.S.: This movie needed an Oasis needle drop so bad.”
2026 ·

Finding Emily

Rafael★★★★
“You thought bad CGI ages a movie, what about over-the-top sound effects?”
2004 ·

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Rafael★★★★
“For that one guy at work. I hate you but I hope you come in tomorrow.”
2026 ·

Coyote vs. Acme

Rafael★★★★★
“I too wish I could dream of Anya Taylor-Joy every night and listen to music from the 60s.”
#1 · Top 20 20212021 ·

Last Night in Soho

Rafael★★★½
“All I can think of is the loud sporadic nose exhales of the guy sitting next to me at the theater. Don't be uncomfortable, we all are here for Miss Anderson.”
2026 ·

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Rafael★★★½
“Not gonna lie, that Purge premise got me at first. But then I remembered superhero movies and went with it.”
2026 ·

One Night Only

Rafael★★★
“Hello, would you like to change religions? I have a free book written by Jesus!”
2016 ·

Silence

Rafael★★★★★
“Did you know Andrew Garfield learned to sing and play the piano for this role? He saw Ryan Gosling and said…hold my brunch.”
#16 · Top 20 20212021 ·

tick, tick... BOOM!

Rafael★★★
“Second movie this year where someone is tied up in a basement, because he is a piece of shit. There is a pattern emerging.”
2025 ·

Bad Apples

Rafael★★★★★
“Good luck with your video game.”
2010 ·

The Social Network

Rafael★★★★
“No matter where in the world, you too can make a stupid decision and fuck up someones vacation.”
2006 ·

Babel

Rafael★★★
“Lily the Sheep Detective will Return.”
2026 ·

The Sheep Detectives

Rafael★★★
“And that's why the dog sleeps in the house from now on.”
2026 ·

The End of Oak Street

Rafael★★★★★
“You see me log this six times in three years. This is your sign to watch it yourself.”
2023 ·

Perfect Days

Rafael★★★★
“He did Marisa Tomei dirty.”
2011 ·

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Rafael★½
“His heist playlist was pretty bad. Next time let the girl with proper myspace vibes pick the music.”
2025 ·

LifeHack

Rafael★★★★★
“Comparing 70mm with IMAX and I gotta say, IMAX is like 20% more movie. Worth it.”
#1 · Top 20 20262026 ·

The Odyssey

Rafael★★★★
“The work is mysterious and important.”
2026 ·

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Rafael★★★★
“Guess Facebook can be good for something. P.S.: I hope Bob likes this.”
2024 ·

Bob Trevino Likes It

Rafael★★★★½
“They make F1 actually look interesting, but I think I just rewatch the movie every weekend instead.”
Rafael★★★★★
“Those gods be watching Odysseus traveling home like we be watching Survivor season 20.”
#1 · Top 20 20262026 ·

The Odyssey

Rafael★★
“When newly parents talk about their experiences with their baby.”
2026 ·

Nightborn

Rafael★★★★
“Godzilla will return in Avengers: Doomsday.”
2023 ·

Godzilla Minus One

Rafael★★★½
“Not enough aunt May if you ask me.”
2019 ·

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Rafael★★★★
“Finding friends, the true purpose of toys. P.S.”
2026 ·

Toy Story 5

Rafael★★★★
“Next time I want to watch this film, I watch ‘The Holdovers’ instead, and feel good.”
1989 ·

Dead Poets Society

Rafael★★★½
“At some point the MCU gotta pay of some of their teasers and foreshadowing, it's been 10 years and still no Miles Morales.”
#14 · Top 20 20172017 ·

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Rafael★★
“Sometimes you just got to watch a stupid movie and laugh.”
2026 ·

Scary Movie

Rafael★★★
“E is for emotional support animal.”
2025 ·

H Is for Hawk

Rafael★★★★½
“This review contains spoilers.”
2013 ·

Her

Rafael★★½
“Trying to appeal to Tarantino real bad.”
2026 ·

They Will Kill You

Rafael★★★
“Bill Murray said the same thing at the end of Lost In Translation.”
2026 ·

Disclosure Day

Rafael★★★
“I liked the moments when they said nothing to each other.”
2003 ·

Lost in Translation

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  1. No. 1

    The Odyssey

    2026 · ★★★★★

  2. No. 2

    Look Back

    2026 · ★★★★★

  3. No. 3

    Obsession

    2025 · ★★★★★

  4. No. 4

    I Swear

    2025 · ★★★★★

  5. No. 5

    Possible Love

    2026 · ★★★★★

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