Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★★ Watched 09 Mar 2025

  Fun theatre watch but kinda wrapped up a little to neatly at the end

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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 02 Mar 2025

  Solid first half; the opening scene with the inverted Statue of Liberty sets the tone for what the film is primarily about, accompanied by a great score during the overture. Also a nice touch with the opening credits moving horizontally to mimic the movement of the filmstock in Vistavision. The film works so well due to the strong central performances from Brody and Pearce. Kinda weird how Brody's cooked twice so far in films ending with "-ist". Excellent cinematography and…

Popular reviews

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  Killers of the Flower Moon 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 29 Oct 2023 2

  Don't know what to say, cinema is alive and I'm grateful for having witnessed a Scorsese picture on the big screen.

  The depiction of evil I can only describe as haunting. De Niro orchestrating everything so matter-of-factly is simply chilling. Gladstone's performance was grounded, reacting to the horrors that unfold around her.

  Technically astounding as expected. Also important to note the role Thelma Schoonmaker plays in Marty's films. Her editing makes the mammoth runtime fly by.

  An interesting choice in…

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  Collateral 2004

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 08 Dec 2024

  Holy trinity of night time LA cinematography (along with Drive and Nightcrawler)

  We must be grateful for probably the only antagonist role Tom will ever play

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