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A personal film journalToronto, Canada   /   Est. 2023

A LIFE
IN CINEMA.

By Ayiman Tarek / @atdagoat

Reviews, rewatches
and personal favourites.

I’m Ayiman. I write about what I watch and what changes when I watch it again.

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Daniel Plainview watches an oil derrick burn in There Will Be Blood
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A personal favouriteThere Will Be BloodPaul Thomas Anderson · 2007
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3,960Films watched
3,352Films rated
404Written reviews
110Five-star ratings

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01 The journal

FEATURED REVIEWS.

From my Letterboxd journal.

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02 The personal canon

THE
ESSENTIALS.

My favourites, one film per director, and documentaries.

My favourite film by a director isn’t always the one I think is their best.

Personal lists from my Letterboxd.
03 On the stars

HOW I
RATE FILMS.

My ratings reflect the whole film: the craft, the performances and how it comes together.

5 stars

Masterpiece.

The films I place among the very best I’ve seen.

04 The collection

THE ARCHIVE.

My ratings, with written reviews where available.

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05 Behind the journal

AYIMAN
TAREK.

A cinephile based in Toronto.

I care about what a film makes me feel, but I also want to understand how it gets there: the performances, the framing, the editing, the sound. That’s what I try to work through in my reviews.

I watch across countries, genres and eras, from Kurosawa and Bergman to Nolan and Indian cinema. I’m especially drawn to films that reward a rewatch. Whenever I can, I see them on the big screen, especially in 35mm, 70mm or IMAX.

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