Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Death of a Salesman 1966

  ★★★★ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  George Segal as Biff. wow.

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  The Raid 2011

  ★★★★ Watched 15 Mar 2025

  much to consider…

Popular reviews

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  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 05 Mar 2025

  Watched with commentary from Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh.

  Learning a lot about the details of editing and post production in these films. So many of the scenes were shot months or YEARS after the initial trip out on location… listening to Jackson recount how many times they skipped their planned shots for a given day because a different opportunity serendipitously came to them is inspiring. Movie magic abounds 😁😁😁😁😁

  The people who worked on these films were…

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  The Boy and the Heron 2023

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 29 Dec 2024

  I was gonna write a more involved review but I’m just gonna paste my notes. Maybe I’ll come back and edit this 🤷‍♂️

  
  Sound design - footsteps, creaking of wood, piano motif when heron is around.

  Constantly toeing the line between dream and reality. Are there things only Mahito is experiencing? Things only he can see or hear?

  Interesting to observe kiriko with mahito in the first act knowing the reveal that comes later. She’s his companion and trying to…