Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Play It as It Lays 1972

  ★★★ Watched 12 Mar 2025

  Ok another film forum watch....I knew going in it wouldn't do the book justice....not sure if Didion is one that can be translated to screen. Maria seemed too cool girl and less deeply deeply struggling / alienated / reaching out desperately for connection / apathetic / catatonic. Idk, just didn't strike the emotional chords I wanted it to –– but visually stunning and some resonant, striking moments. The whole time I was just like damn I wish I was reading this instead???

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  The Hours 2002

  ★★★★½ Watched 05 Mar 2025

  Saw this like a week ago at the film forum as part of their New Yorker series & was floored....this is one of my favorite novels of all time and was not expecting it to translate whatsoever to film but somehow..... it did......and was transcendent.....and made me cry. my friend turned over to me at the end and went 'if this and Challengers were the only two movies in the world that'd be all we need. those two encapsulate the entire range of human emotions.' real!!!!!

Popular reviews

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  Challengers 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 May 2024

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

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  Babylon 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 05 Jan 2023

  saw this alone tonight at nitehawk (sacred experience), and i know its bloated / a bit meandering in the latter half / damien chazelle must learn to kill his darlings -- but i just loved being in that world for 3 hours. the ending made me cry. the death and rebirth of film as a medium has happened 10x before and will happen 10x again -- theres something rlly comforting in the futility of trying to hold onto cinema as…