Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  The Lord of the Rings 2003

  ★★★★★ Added

  When I look back at my long, storied history with film, this is where it all started. Peter Jackson's adaptation of the revolutionary series of books is so revolutionary, so ambitious, and so massive, that it opened my eyes to everything cinema is capable of. And while I've been reviewing for well over 10 years now, few films have had as great an impact on me as The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

  A labor of love in all respects,…

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  The Boy and the Heron 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 07 Dec 2023

  At the time I am writing this review, I have seen over 1,100 movies. However, none have moved me as profoundly as the last minutes of Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises. The film's final moments, in which the protagonist looks out over the desolate remains of the creations he poured his heart and soul into, struck me so profoundly, while also feeling deeply personal to the filmmaker. To this day, I consider The Wind Rises, especially its emotional finale, to…

Recent reviews

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  Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 2009

  ★ Watched 18 Mar 2025 2

  Why do they look worse in this one?

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  Open Season 2006

  ★ Watched 17 Mar 2025

  I'm home for spring break so I'm trying to burn through some of the garbage in my backlog before March Madness starts. Comment on any tournament picks you have btw.

  Anyways this movie is stupid and hyperactive and for babies.

Popular reviews

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  Dune: Part Two 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 Mar 2024 1

  Absolutely worth the price, the ambition and scale are unrivaled. It was a little hard to eat out of though, and oh wait I'm talking about the Dune Popcorn bucket (which yes, I actually bought).

  In all seriousness, Dune Part Two is something to behold. Truly, Dune will go down as one of the few great epics of the 21st century. The story really dives deep into the elements previously set up, the most interesting of which revolves around Paul's…

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  Flow 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 Feb 2025

  I know I said The Wild Robot should win the best animated film at the Oscars this year, but I hadn't seen Flow yet. Now that I've seen it, I was dead wrong.

  Don't get me wrong, The Wild Robot is a phenomenal film and I'd be thrilled to see it win, but Flow is something truly special. A post-apocalyptic devoid of dialogue, Flow is a testament to the power of animation, as it can convey the emotions of its…