Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Contact 1997

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 01 Mar 2025

  Now this has everything you need in a movie - from Matthew McCoughnahey as a horny failed priest to Carl Sagan’s astronomical optimism to the 50/50 VFX work - and it still surprises me how such a philosophical and grandiose movie can still be so emotional and real.

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  The Goodbye Girl 1977

  ★★★★ Watched 01 Mar 2025

  No one writes witty banter like Neil Simon.  

  “You’re rusting my guitar!” 

  Add it to the list of top tier final movie lines.

Popular reviews

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  Dalíland 2022

  ★★ Watched 11 Sep 2022

  TIFF 2022 - Film #7

  The very first shot of Ezra Miller is UNCANNY and just feels like it was pulled from any one of his recent adventures. 

  Aside from Ezra’s quick scenes, which feel out of place since they are too infrequent to justify their existence, the rest of Daliland is standard biopic fare. Baby face fan meets one of the greats and not all is as it seems + drugs + fiery romance - ANY of Dali’s paintings = every biopic about an artist that you’ve seen before.

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  Things Will Be Different 2024

  ★★ Watched 19 Mar 2024

  Cryptic sci-fi / heist thriller world building that starts off with an intriguing puzzle-box mystery quickly loses that momentum after a tedious structure that does little to make the sci-fi elements stand out. Performances are solid, but so little of their backstories or this world are truly explored which keeps the audience at a distance.

  SXSW 2024 - #5