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  Conclave 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 03 Mar 2025

  52 Week Everybody’s a Critic Movie Challenge: 
  #49/52 - A FILM BASED AROUND A RELIGION 

  I’ll admit, knowing the ending beforehand kinda worked against me. Often I find knowing the twist ending, helps me appreciate the screenwriting more and while I’m not underwhelmed or think less of it, rather I would’ve liked to be surprised as many of the themes here are my main interest especially queerness and social change in the church. Despite that, I find the story very…

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  The Wild Robot 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 02 Mar 2025

  I was NOT expecting this film to hit as hard as it did! Most likely due to the recent passing of my mother, is what caused me to feel what I did. Other than that, the animation is breathtakingly beautiful, aided by its much deserving Oscar-nominated score. I was actually expecting similar to Flow in that all the trailers made it seem like it would be a non-dialogue film, but it feels very similar to but not in a stealing or…

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  Possession 1981

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 08 Jan 2025

  Time for the yearly rewatch! So glad I got to experience this in theaters. Who could’ve guessed the restoration and legacy of this film would persevere like this???

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  Longlegs 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 11 Aug 2024

  While I was left wishing for a bit more, the atmosphere, vibes, and makeup were so on point that I appreciate the audacity it has. The story may be a bit simplistic, and a couple twists not all too surprising, but it’s still pretty strong and serious compared to other horror releases of the year. I can tell Oz Perkins is certainly trying to work through something from the interviews about his dad’s legacy, recurring themes in his works, and character arcs, so I certainly welcome him as a new horror auteur and go I want to watch more.

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