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Favorite films

  • The Jerk
  • Fargo
  • The Third Man
  • Dark City

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  • Strange Darling

    ★★★★

  • Heretic

    ★★★½

  • The Silence of the Lambs

    ★★★★★

  • Anora

    ★★★★

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  • The Silence of the Lambs

    The Silence of the Lambs

    ★★★★★

    Still holds up today with the best of all the thrillers ever made.  Thanks for Rewatchables podcast for making me watch again, sickly entertaining.  Hopkins made Hannibal a top five villain of all time and nearly steals the show.

  • Late Night with the Devil

    Late Night with the Devil

    ★★★★

    Nice to see a horror movie with such a fresh take on the pull of evil in media.  Stylistically done with excellent performances.  The ending goes a bit off the rails but still gets the message across.  After seeing Dastmalchian in secondary and side roles for many years it was wonderful seeing him take the reins as this charismatic night show host.  He perfectly portrays his wonder, weaknesses and weirdness to keep the viewer invested in this modern morality play.  A very fun watch and am excited to see more from Cairnes in the future.

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  • Wildcat

    Wildcat

    ★★★½

    “Whenever I’m asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks, I say it is because we are still able to recognize one.“


    What a wonderful, wild journey that the Hawkes’ take us on by fleshing out the material of one of our great American Southern writers, Flannery O’ Connor.  I heard about this film when it was shooting near where I live in KY and was very excited to see it.  Also it was an interesting…

  • A Real Pain

    A Real Pain

    ★★★★½

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