Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Motorama 1991

  ★★★½ Watched 08 Feb 2025

  Nihilistic.

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  Juliet of the Spirits 1965

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 04 Feb 2025

  It’s like we’re wandering through a dream, exploring it. Some Fellini films have an aimless, dreamy quality to it, almost like the subconscious is in the drivers seat and we have no choice but to see where it takes us.

  Like 8 1/2, Giulietta is waiting for something to happen while inviting all the distractions she possibly can into this time. She isn’t very active, besides going to the private investigator. While waiting, her emotions are bottled up and she…

Popular reviews

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  The Substance 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 03 Oct 2024

  People in the theatre, including me, sat in silence watching the credits roll. We didn’t know what to say or think. Never have I heard so many people out of breath after a film ended. I realized I was holding my breath for a while too.

  This film really resonated with me on a cosmic level. The mirror is a scary thing and how it can affect somebody is even more terrifying. 

  The ending is literally everything I’ve ever wanted…

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  Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 2019

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 17 Dec 2024

  It really captures the end of such an enlightening era I wish I could have been alive to see. There is something in the air —  a feeling of darkness, a foreboding energy creeping along the edges of everything you see.

  This was my third viewing of this, and I love it even more.

  I love the two times Cliff and Pussycat see each other on the street while he drives and she’s trying to hitch a ride. After the…