Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Gladiator II 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 28 Nov 2024

  Light spoilers included.

  I always feel a little funny faulting a movie for its story because although film is a means of delivering a story, it’s a whole lot more, and much of what I love about film is the additional stuff. The stuff that surrounds the story. All of which is excellent in Gladiator II. The set design and costumes really sold me on a vision of Ancient Rome. The action beats, makeup and performances convinced me of the…

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  Perfect Days 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 03 Aug 2024

  There’s something very Jeanne Dielman about this guy

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  Aftersun 2022

  ★★★★★ Watched 19 Jan 2023

  Need someone to appreciate me the way Charlotte Wells appreciates Beau Travail, this movie is amazing

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  2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

  ★★★★★ Watched 11 Jan 2021 2

  “Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave? Stop, Dave. I’m afraid. I’m afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I’m... afraid. Good afternoon... gentlemen. I am a HAL-9000 computer...”

  
  Wow, what an experience. Stanley Kubrick was a true visionary. Of the films he made that I’ve seen, none have failed to…