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Favorite films

  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Yi Yi
  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

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  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley

    ★★★★½

  • The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

    ★★

  • In Bruges

    ★★★★★

  • Smiles of a Summer Night

    ★★★½

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  • The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

    The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

    ★★

    I can’t in good conscience give this a good rating because it’s terrible but boy did I have fun watching it

  • Smiles of a Summer Night

    Smiles of a Summer Night

    ★★★½

    Smiles of a Summer Night, or Everybody’s Horny and Nobody’s Fucking (Each Other)

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  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    ★★★★★

    Amid the near-infinite remarkable elements of this film, I remain delighted that the script so deftly weaves together elements from Master and Commander, H.M.S. Surprise, and The Far Side of the World in a way that works for the screen while remaining loyal to the spirit of the novels! Not a strict adaptation of any of them, but the love of O'Brians mastery oozes from every oak timber and sings from the tightening ropes.

    “On and on she sailed, in…

  • The Big Lebowski

    The Big Lebowski

    ★★★★★

    "Nihilists... Fuck me. I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos."

    Every noir I watch just makes this film all the more hilarious. One of the Coen Brothers' best.