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  Ichi the Killer 2001

  ½ Watched 13 Feb 2024

  Not even funny-bad...

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  Ran 1985

  ★★½ Watched 20 Dec 2023

  Color is not everything.

  From the legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa comes the highly rated Ran. I had high expectations for this one. It’s recommended a lot online. Allegedly, it’s a cinephile's dream. Having loved the other Kurosawa films I saw, I was eager. I tried to find a reasonably priced 4k print but I had to settle for the Blue Ray. Unfortunately, after all this anticipation, I was let down by this film.

  Despite being visually stunning, the first act…

Popular reviews

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  Rounders 1998

  ★★★ Watched 04 Dec 2023

  It's an alright movie. The pacing was good and I was invested throughout. However, I must say this is a glorified look into gambling addiction.

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  The Holdovers 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 01 Dec 2023

  I saw a behind-the-scenes preview of this movie before a viewing of Napoleon. While the trailer didn't convince me to see it, it did, thankfully, convince my girlfriend. I want to expand on this further but let's put the film review behind us first.

  The Holdovers is a love letter to 70’s cinema. Side note: In my opinion, the holiest of the movie decade. The premise of the plot is simple enough. Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti), a stickler professor in…

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