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  Maestro 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 28 Jan 2024

  No shortage of absolutely incredible shots and sequences, the concert sequence in the third act blew me away and even after 10 minutes I still wanted more. It did fall into the trap that a lot of films like this do, where it drags towards the middle, but it made up for it in its magnetic performances from the core cast. With the inclusion of his struggle with drugs and sexuality came a messiness I could’ve done without, and I…

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  The Menu 2022

  ★★★ Watched 15 Jan 2023

  Gimkickey but entertaining

Popular reviews

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  The Leopard 1963

  ★ Watched 14 Sep 2022

  Beautiful no doubt, but I’ve never been more bored in my life

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  Angel's Egg 1985

  ★★★★★ Watched 04 Aug 2020

  Angels egg. Wow what an amazing hour that was. I absolutely live movies like these. So simple, yet jam packed with symbolism, deeper meaning, and interpretations. Of all the movies I’ve seen, this one is one of the most personal. I can feel Mamoru Oshii mind in this, telling the story he doesn’t want to tell, but the one he needs to tell. What this film is, is a story about faith. Now whether you believe this to be about…