Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Martian 2015

  ★★★★ Watched 24 Mar 2025

  Focused. Straight down the middle. Makes my brain feel good.

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  Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert 2025

  ★★★★½ Watched 23 Mar 2025

  The second I saw Guthrie Govan whip out that fretless I was locked in.

  Music rules. Being fried rules.

Popular reviews

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  Gummo 1997

  ★★★★ Rewatched 23 Nov 2024

  There is a freedom here. Cheap and profane. Beautiful and extreme. Violent overall. The twisted ethos of burned egos. 

  I see this as a sign of the times, through the lens of a perverted mind. It is as much of a circus act as it is an exercise in exposure.

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  Asteroid City 2023

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 08 Jul 2024

  A deceptively profound story about inspiration and the genesis of an idea, the feeling that one new piece of information can change one’s understanding and perception of everything that came before.

  Anderson’s dry and calculated directorial style can convince viewers that his films lack heart, but I would argue that the heart of his work lies within the creative process itself and his passion for telling these kinds of stories, not necessarily in the relatability/human-ness of his characters. With Asteroid City, he is visually, thematically, and spiritually at the top of his game.

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