Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Substance 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 28 Sep 2024

  - Gagged, by both the horror and concept.
  - A piercing critique of the 'out with the old, in with the new' mentality that guides how society views not only celebrities, but also women in general, and how such a toxic culture feeds into how individuals view themselves.
  - Demi Moore was A+, inspired meta-casting.

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  Silver Linings Playbook 2012

  ★★★★★ Added

  A modern rom-com classic that has plenty to say about how society views mental illness, featuring a dynamic JLaw whose performance exemplifies why we all collectively fell in love with her in the 2010s.

Popular reviews

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  Amsterdam 2022

  ★ Watched 14 Oct 2022 1

  - A slog fest featuring Bale and Robbie acting circles around their co-lead Washington who has the charisma of a wooden plank.
  - Script was borderline nonsensical and needed several rewrites.
  - Enjoyed Taylor-Joy's campy performance though!

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  Arrival 2016

  ★★★★★ Added

  - The movie that almost singlehandedly drove me to do an English major.
  - It may not have been a showy performance, but subtle portrayals like Adams's ought to have been recognized by the Oscars.
  - A cerebral rumination on language, time, and grief in the backdrop of an alien incursion; probably my favorite sci-fi movie of all time.