Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Gray Man 2022

  ½ Watched 24 Jul 2022

  maybe movies were a mistake

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  Magnolia 1999

  ★★★ Rewatched 18 Nov 2021

  definitely too long and self-indulgent, but can't deny that ending hits real hard

Popular reviews

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  Parasite 2019

  ★★★★ Watched 16 Aug 2019 1

  "There is no end." -- JCVD, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning

  You can see Joseph Losey's The Servant influencing a lot of Parasite, from the staircases representing class hierarchies to the shifting servant/master relationships. But it really hones in on the idea that attempts to "fix" late capitalism will always be futile when the system is inherently broken. Even as the players change, the system remains, because getting to the top always means bringing someone down. As with Snowpiercer, having…

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  Jojo Rabbit 2019

  ★ Watched 22 Jan 2020

  manic pixie jew girl