Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  What Dreams May Come 1998

  ★★★★★ Watched 12 Jan 2025

  Catharsis on videotape.

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  Kung Fu Hustle 2004

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 25 Aug 2024

  The quintessential cartoon physics kung fu movie. The creativity in the different masteries of kung fu and the characterization where even some skeezy characters are given sympathetic traits, and otherwise denigrated or ridiculed characters are given heroic traits. The finale actually climactic as well.

Popular reviews

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  Red State 2011

  ★★★½ Watched 16 Aug 2012

  First of all, I would encourage people curious about the movie to watch it as it's very difficult to review without mildly spoiling some unexpected bits.

  Red State is extremely confrontational and somewhat disquieting. Some will say it changes focus and is unsure what kind of movie it wants to be, but I appreciated the unexpected turns and it kept me on my toes. Michael Parks delivered a minblowing performance, and I can't honestly say any other actors brought it…

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  Whiplash 2014

  ★★★★★ Watched 14 Feb 2015

  Just finished watching it and the rhythm is still resonating through my body. I'm typing to that rhythm right now. The music in this movie blew my mind.

  This is the kind of movie that is going to be remembered.

  It starts off awkward, then it gets intense, then the intensity steps up. And then it steps up again. Then it goes so far you have no idea what's going to happen. By the end, I was prepared for it…

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