Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★½ Watched 13 Mar 2025

  this is a fun movie as long as you're not holding it to the standard of Parasite. this script is a bit meandering and a lot of it is just quirky for the sake of being quirky. bong is still a talented director, robert pattinson is acting his ass off, and naomi ackie is an absolute badass in this movie. everyone else is a total charicature and has zero depth, but at leas they seem like they're having fun.

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  La La Land 2016

  ★★★★ Rewatched 07 Mar 2025

  still a fantastic film and one of the most iconic movies of the last decade. the music still bangs, the cinematography is stunning, the production design is beautiful. but on a rewatch i do feel that the characters could be developed more… it honestly feels like this movie is more interested in jazz than fleshing out its own characters. also it’s a romance movie, but the leads’ chemistry is just okay. and it’s a musical, but gosling’s singing voice isn’t great. either way, still a film with an uncompromising vision. i miss you damien chazelle

Popular reviews

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  Licorice Pizza 2021

  ★★½ Watched 07 Dec 2021 3

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  The Holdovers 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 01 Jan 2024

  The Holdovers is a wholesome yet nuanced holiday film with spectacular performances from the whole cast.

  I love the early 1970s aesthetic that this movie is going for. From the old-school opening logos to the appearance that it's shot on actual film, even down to the costuming, this movie's production design is amazing. It's just a very cozy aesthetic and I adored it.

  Paul Giamatti delivers what might just be the best role of his career (other than maybe John…