Favorite films

Recent reviews

• 

  Atomic Blonde 2017

  ★★★★ Watched 27 Oct 2024

  Single-take staircase brawl, bisexual lighting, long slow shot of Charlize Theron rolling the muscles in her back...vibes so good that we are left to ask: must a plot make sense?

• 

  Twisters 2024

  ★★★ Watched 26 Jul 2024

  Twisters takes itself more seriously than the original in ways that are both historically interesting and dramatically awkward. It's harder to make a tornado outbreak goofy and awesome in 2024 than it was in 1996, even when you don't say "climate change."

Popular reviews

• 

  Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024

  ★★★ Watched 02 Jun 2024

  Left me missing the focus (political and narrative) of Fury Road, but a major advantage was that I went right home and rewatched Fury Road.

• 

  Monkey Man 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 13 Apr 2024

  A film full of stunning visuals - and none more stunning than Dev Patel, wet-curled and blood-covered, beating the shit out of people after patiently feeding a stray dog. When he took off his shirt and the hijra cheered, I felt seen.

Following