Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Color Purple 1985

  ★★★ Watched 03 Jan 2024

  Hadn’t seen this (look I spent most of my life watching really bad indie horror movies and not like classic films) and was blown away by Whoopi Goldberg. The film has some issues, especially in portraying black men but I also would argue it wasn’t treating any character as a pre presentation of an entire demographic and used domestic abuse to show the hardships of the main characters in this story. 
  Really wonderfully shot and acted film, I’m excited to see the 2023 version as soon as I can!

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  Eyes Wide Shut 1999

  ★★★½ Watched 02 Jan 2024

  The level of unease this movie made me feel was intense-even by Kubrick standards. I was disappointed that it didn’t crescendo into a bigger climax-but I left the film feeling like that was indeed coming for the characters. That made me feel more disturbed than a climax would have, a great use of allowing the viewers imagination against them. 

  I’m missing a lot of Kubrick films and given the Shining is one of my favourite films of all time-my goal is to watch all of his films this year. This one didn’t meet what I was expecting-but it was effective for what it was!

Popular reviews

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  A League of Ordinary Gentlemen 2004

  ★★½ Watched 05 Apr 2020

  I grew up in bowling subculture, though 5 pin bowling culture (so... bowling, but Canadian!). My parents are both professional bowlers and they put this on today 

  An interesting look into the decline of bowling and revitalization, which mirrors ours up here. Though our revitalization hasn’t been wildly successful,  there is a lovely tight knit community up here and there is a career to be had if you have the skill. The discussion on bowling being looked at as blue…

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  The Babysitter 2008

  ½ Watched 22 Mar 2019

  Brie... you didn’t have to stoop to this. I feel robbed of five minutes 

  
  The last line of the film sums up it nicely - “that’s disgusting”