Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  Diabolically Yours 1967

  ★★★ Watched 06 Jul 2021

  And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
  And you may ask yourself, “Well … how did I get here?”

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  Kicking and Screaming 1995

  ★★★★ Watched 21 Apr 2022

  "You're 21?"
  "2."
  "Wow. Old man river."

  A nice ensemble piece about a group of post-college 22-year-olds who either don't have a clue about what they want to do next or can't bring themselves to leave their familiar life behind and go do it. I remember being there so many years ago, and I think Baumbach does a good job of capturing it.

Recent reviews

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  Oh, Canada 2024

  ★★★ Watched 11 Mar 2025

  I expected more from this film, or maybe just something different. I was hoping that it would explore the phenomenon of so many young American men going to Canada in the Vietnam era. But it was just Leo's personal story and didn't really touch on the larger picture.

  I should know by now that Schrader is mostly interested in stories of individuals reckoning with their past or their place in the world. But despite excellent performances by Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi, and very good supporting performances as well, the movie didn't hold together for me as much as other recent Schrader films have.

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  The Great Dictator 1940

  ★★★★½ Watched 15 Jan 2025

  The inspirational concluding speech by the faux Adenoid Hynkel is reason enough to watch this film. “To those who can hear me I say, do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die. And the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so as long as men die, liberty will never perish.” A hopeful message for perilous times.

Popular reviews

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  The Quiet American 2002

  ★★★★ Watched 20 Jun 2015

  The Quiet American is a superb adaptation of Graham Greene's 1955 novel about French Indochina. At the center of the story are a murder mystery and a love triangle, set in the context of the last days of the French colonial war in Vietnam and the beginning of American involvement there.

  The movie features an excellent, Oscar-nominated performance by Michael Caine as Thomas Fowler, an English journalist in Saigon. With his wife back in England, Fowler is enjoying life with…

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  King of the Underworld 1939

  ★★★ Watched 18 Sep 2023

  I love Bogart and I love Kay Francis, so of course I had to watch this movie. Based on the reviews I’d read, I didn’t expect much, but I actually thought it was pretty entertaining.

  There are some good jokes at the expense of Bogart’s character, Joe Gurney, a crime boss who styles himself after Napoleon. When Dr. Carole Nelson (Francis) treats him and suggests he’s “the moronic type,” he doesn’t know what that means and thinks it’s just a…