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Favorite films

  • Lady Bird
  • Step Up 2: The Streets
  • Anatomy of a Fall
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming

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  • The Brutalist

    ★★★½

  • Honey Boy

    ★★★★

  • Se7en

    ★★★★½

  • Twilight

    ★★★

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  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    ★★★½

    I was very impressed by Adrien Brody’s performance in this. The movie definitely didn’t feel as long as it was, and I think the intermission helped with that. While the scope of the subject matter of this movie pairs nicely with the movie’s form, considering the length, I feel like some relationships and plot points should have been developed a bit more. But at the very least the run time of this movie made the cost per minute of the…

  • Honey Boy

    Honey Boy

    ★★★★

    Amazon Prime was about to autoplay Beautiful Boy after this which emphasized to me how much more evocative this movie was than that one. Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges are such good younger/older version casting. And their performances blend together very seamlessly. I enjoyed how the movie thoughtfully presented the motivations behind characters' actions, culminating in what feels to me like an authentic portrayal of a dysfunctional parent-child relationship. Shia LaBeouf is no paragon, but I think this is solid.

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  • It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

    ★★★★★

    This rewatch was so special. The most I’ve ever enjoyed this movie even though I’ve seen it so many times. So so so resonant

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★

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

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