Favorite films

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  Taste of Cherry 1997

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 01 Jan 2024

  the never ending tug-of-war between the appreciation of the taste of mulberries and the crippling desire to return to dust. 

  life is peaks and valleys. mulberries and dust. we can be so tired that we begin to find the beauty and solace in returning to dust. returning yourself to the earth to be a part of something more beautiful than you think you can ever become.
  
  when he needed help, the fleeting intimacy of strangers got him out of each…

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  Blade Runner 2049 2017

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 02 Jan 2024

  my father was adopted at birth. abandoned by his parents. he’s in his 70’s now and is staring death in the face, but he has never looked for any answers. 3 years ago i got him a dna test and started searching for these answers. for me. i know nothing about half of my identity. 50% of me is a question mark.

  after countless messages with no response, i finally had a breakthrough. i found his half-sister. i began asking…

Recent reviews

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  Captain America: Brave New World 2025

  ★★½ Rewatched 24 Mar 2025

  took my father to the movie theater for his first time in 6 years, and our first time together at the theater since Michael Clayton in 2007. with how difficult everything has been for him lately, i’m very glad he got to enjoy this. no notes.

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  Room 666 1982

  Rewatched 17 Mar 2025

  it’s always interesting to revisit this and see everyone’s varying levels of optimism and pessimism. it’s very Godard of him to use up the entire reel while other filmmakers just answer the question and turn the camera off. i think i most side with Antonioni’s thoughts and feelings on the matter, but as everyone talks about the history of orchestras, plays, etc, i really do start to wonder about the possibility of the movie theater dying out. it’s starting to look really scary. if you’re reading this, go to the damn movie theater please!

Popular reviews

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  Poor Things 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 11 Dec 2023

  movies are so good. y'all ever seen one before?

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  The Good Nurse 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 12 Sep 2022

  well made with a compassion rarely seen in thrillers. princess of whales theater is beautiful and i didn’t expect them all to be there for a Q&A. great experience.

  Q&A with Tobias Lindholm, Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne