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  Deconstructing Harry 1997

  ★★★★ Watched 29 Mar 2025

  In another world, Woody Allen could have been known as someone who had really interesting things to say about Jewish religion and identity—especially the trouble of thinking one “has a direct line to God” as he puts it in this movie. 

  Too bad all the sexual perversion got in the way of that!

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  Cruising 1980

  ★★★★½ Watched 27 Mar 2025

  Another home run from Friedkin. Some beautiful lighting here.

Popular reviews

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  Dear Kelly 2024

  ★★ Watched 16 Jan 2025 1

  It starts with a pretty bold and plausible thesis: what if a devastating personal experience could translate into a tendency toward reactionary politics? 

  Andrew lays his premises out neatly, almost as if writing a 5 paragraph essay, before introducing us to the eponymous Kelly, our case study for testing Andrew’s theory. The hour and 15 minutes that follow after this are not what I’d expected from a Channel 5 production or a uniquely talented interviewer like Andrew.

  The monologue that…

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  The Vanishing 1988

  ½ Watched 02 Aug 2022

  Looks like a shitty TV movie and what would maybe be a “cool” or “unique” score in a better movie is absolute garbage here.

  There is nothing thrilling or horrifying about this because everything is over-explained. The most entertaining part was noticing that the bad guy looks like Tim Heidecker and annoying my gf by narrating the movie in a bad French accent.