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  • A Real Pain

    ★★½

  • Conclave

    ★★★★½

  • Anora

    ★★★★

  • The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

    ★★★½

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  • A Real Pain

    A Real Pain

    ★★½

    Kieran Cullen was fantastic in this and I definitely see why he won best Supporting Actor. His character is just as unhinged as I imagine him to be in real life and it makes for a great performance.
    Beyond that, I didn't love this movie and found myself at the end feeling a little disappointed. The juxtaposition of the cousins and the personalities of the tour group were good, but didn't really see a "so what" of the film as…

  • Conclave

    Conclave

    ★★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  • The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

    The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

    ★★★½

    I knew what I was getting into myself with this one and was satisfied. There were enough creative twists and turns and the expected action base with slightly dark humor to keep me entertained on a flight.

  • Challengers

    Challengers

    ★★★★

    This was very different than I expected - I thought this would be mainly about the rivalry on and off the court to win Zendaya's character over, and in some way it was, it was just a lot more twisted than I expected. Gave me Saltburn vibes a little bit where it's manipulative and fucked up but so well done that I have to give them credit. So many scenes focusing on intense camera angles and sounds that it made me borderline uncomfortable at times. I loved the interlayering of timelines rather than one linear progression.

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