Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Twisters 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 25 Jul 2024

  I’m glad that Indecipherable Shouting Person has made their return to the world of cinema.

  Very very fun movie, not enough Boone and the gang during the second half.

  If you feel it, chase it.

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  Twister 1996

  ★★★★ Watched 14 Jul 2024

  When Philip Seymour Hoffman runs alongside a moving car and gives one of the evil storm chasers (actual characters in the movie) a kiss on the head, I knew it was gonna be a good movie

Popular reviews

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  Beau Is Afraid 2023

  ★★½ Watched 28 Apr 2023

  Beau is Confused

  I don’t know if I liked this movie or not.  I think I did?  At least, I started out liking it.  What I will say is that there’s definitely a lot to discuss about it (which I have extensively with my buddy Erik), and I appreciate that Ari Aster really swings for the fences with this one.  It tackles themes of fate and personal agency that are explored in some of his other films (Hereditary comes to…

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  The Paper Copy 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 30 Apr 2023

  A “Grade A” Project

  In his first true outing as a film director, Erik Wells showcases the lessons he’s learned from a lifetime of studying media and engaging in creative pursuits.  What I particularly enjoyed about the film, in addition to Wells’s charming portrayal of protagonist Lenny Spider, was the clear love for its characters amongst the cast and production team.  Every scene causes the audience to fall a little more in love with the cast of Lenny’s life, and…