Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Longtime Companion 1989

  ★★★½ Watched 05 Mar 2025

  It's something to watch a movie with a heavy theme about hindsight with enough distance to have even more hindsight about it. Especially in a landscape affected by Covid and with the strides that have been made with AIDS research since the 90's.

  This has been on my list for a hot minute, because I've always had an interest in stories about the early days of the epidemic, especially in New York. Being able to see the progression throughout the…

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  Work on the Grass 1993

  ★★★½ Watched 26 Feb 2025

  I waited to review this until my friends watched it too, just in case I was overthinking about how gay this is. Turns out, no, it's definitely very gay. I'd really like to meet someone who doesn't think that just for a different perspective.

  Anyway, I liked the subtle tenderness and sensitivity of this. It says a lot between the lines and even if it is very blatant about what it's trying to say, it still doesn't feel like it's dumbing itself down.

Popular reviews

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  Microwave Massacre 1979

  ★ Watched 12 Oct 2024 1

  Man, this extended version of Spaghetti Again was weird.

  I've been wanting to watch this for years and finally got around to it, and it definitely wasn't what I was expecting. To be honest, I felt like it didn't know what it wanted to be and had some moments that just felt disjointed. Too bad, the premise sounded cool.

  But I have to admit, Jackie Vernon fumbling his way through one-liners and little monologues was hilarious.

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  Wicked 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 28 Nov 2024

  I just want to quickly point out that I've never seen the show on Broadway and I haven't read the book either. My only knowledge going into this was the same two or three songs my theatre loving friends would play over-and-over when we were kids. I am, however, I huge fan of the 1939 film.

  I actually wound up liking this a lot more than I thought I would! I'm always super wary of anything that dips into Oz…

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