Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Contempt 1963

  ★★★★★ Watched 26 Nov 2023

  Currently my favorite French New Wave film. The most beautiful ocean photography I’ve ever seen. Bardot and Godard are at the height of their powers.

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  The Shining 1980

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 24 Nov 2023

  You might be wondering why I don’t have this at five stars. Exhibit A would be Jack’s line reading of “He saw it on the television,” about fifteen minutes into the movie. I wouldn’t have been surprised if he pulled the car over, took an axe out of the trunk, and killed his family right then and there. 

  Granted, this is still my third favorite Kubrick movie, ahead of a couple of films that I have at five stars (A…

Popular reviews

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  2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

  ★★★★★ Watched 30 Aug 2018

  A film unlike any other.

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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★★ Watched 19 Mar 2025

  Great performances across the board. There’s a strange flow to the plot, but I think it connects well with the strangeness of the story. I appreciated that humankind was the villain of this story, I think we need more films like this.

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