Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Return to Dust 2022

  ★★★★★ Watched 03 Sep 2023

  Magnificent, poignant storytelling of the highest, most humane order

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  Murina 2021

  ★★★★½ Watched 27 Jul 2022

  Slightly reminiscent of Henner Winckler and Ulrich Köhler's A Voluntary Year (2019), insofar as family dynamics are concerned. Well-paced with some impressive underwater cinematography.

Popular reviews

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  Children of Paradise 1945

  ★★★★★ Watched 21 Oct 2021 1

  What could I possibly say of this film that has not already been said? All I can note that has not previously been noted is how it affected me, albeit I am not a notable fellow. Nevertheless, I consume a great deal of cinema, and am a callous fellow at that; I do not sob during films and despite my heart beats fast, I often find myself far from mesmerized. Such was not the case with this film. This was…

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  Symphony for a Massacre 1963

  ★★★★★ Watched 24 Nov 2021

  If you like your noir cold and exacting, you will love this film. Deray at his best.