Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Square 2017

  ★★★★ Watched 12 Nov 2017

  Ruben Östlund has crafted a film that offers plenty to ponder.

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  Island Soldier 2017

  ★★★★ Watched 11 Nov 2017

  A thoughtful and touching documentary about Micronesian citizens serving in the U.S. military.

Popular reviews

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  4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 2007

  ★★★★★ Watched 20 Oct 2017

  One of the most important modern films. Cristian Mungiu has the ability to distill the terrifying down to a compressed timeline. He suspends tension through long takes at waist level (influenced by Ozu’s cinematography). I’m still speechless how someone could make this caliber of a film as their second feature. It took Ingmar Bergman 15 or so features before creating his first masterpiece film. But Mungiu, like Tarkovsky, gets it right almost immediately.

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  Lady Bird 2017

  ★★½ Watched 11 Nov 2017

  Self-indulgent and shallow; lacking depth. I love Greta, but couldn’t connect with Lady Bird.

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