Favorite films

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  Bad Lieutenant 1992

  ★★★ Watched 28 Feb 2025

  "I have forgiven them."

  Mostly just Harvey Keitel's character being an animal for a straight solid hour. Not that that's a bad thing. But the biggest development comes during that raw, unfiltered scene between the Lieutenant and the nun with a hard-hitting conversation about faith and forgiveness. It's ugly and unfiltered but it's valuable. A pretty wild watch, even if there isn't much to take away from it until the time it's almost over. It's an intriguing look at someone staring down the barrel of going to hell, and struggling to understand the how and the why of forgiveness.

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  The French Connection 1971

  ★★★½ Watched 27 Feb 2025

  "That son of a bitch is here. I saw him. I'm gonna get him."

  Don't get me wrong, I liked this a lot, hence the rating, but I am left feeling like I wished I had liked it more, since this is right up my alley on paper. Gene Hackman (RIP), an especially detestable cop protagonist, reckless violence, and Billy Friedkin, director of absolute favorite The Exorcist. But I found the story pretty muddled and hard to follow throughout the…

Popular reviews

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  No Country for Old Men 2007

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 04 Apr 2024

  "It's the tide. It's the dismal tide. It's not the one thing."

  The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same. We're only left with how to react in the face of it all. For some, it may be humor, or ignoring it. For me, I think it should be to hold onto what is dear and accept that we do not always know the plan charted for us in life. Others might leave it to chance,…

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  The Truman Show 1998

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 18 Oct 2024

  "I guess what I'm saying is that, uh, life is... fragile."

  Probably one of the best endings ever - obviously it's hard to forget the image but man did I still tear up a bit revisiting it. Such a well-rounded and effective film, and one that rewards keen eyes and a good rewatch.