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Favorite films

  • The Dark Knight
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Under the Skin
  • The Taste of Things

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  • Opus

    ★½

  • The Alto Knights

    ★★

  • The Electric State

  • Black Bag

    ★★★★

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  • The Electric State

    The Electric State

    I can't keep doing this, man.

  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★★

    Black Bag is a sharp and intense spy thriller that I was completely locked in for and could not feel one minute of the runtime. This amazing feat could only be accomplished by the best script of the year so far and executed by the best pairing of the year so far. Honestly, the chemistry between Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett was so strong that I felt intrusive. There was never a dull moment because every person fit into their…

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  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    ★★

    A legacy sequel with returning cast members for a franchise called Ghostbuster where there is barely any ‘ghost-busting’ is…an interesting premise. The film starts with a fun chase scene with the new ghostbusters’ family on the job…and then the action mostly comes to a halt until the final act. We are then left to watch a couple sub-plots slowly walk us to the finale while the film is banking on family hijinks or Paul Rudd’s Marvel schtick to work. But…

  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    ★★★

    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a legacy sequel resurrected after 30+ years to show us how much more fun we could have in the afterlife. We return to a story that director Tim Burton has likely mulled over for ages, asking himself, ‘How can I make this bigger, better, and even more over-the-top?’ For the most part, Burton succeeds, introducing fresh faces and new threats across a mishmash of plot threads that unfold simultaneously. From Monica Bellucci's hunt to Catherine O'Hara's art…