Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Flow 2024

  ★★★ Watched 28 Feb 2025

  Very cute. Very Zen. We’re all in the same boat.

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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★ Watched 11 Jan 2025

  It definitely does not look like this movie was made for less than $15 million so that’s pretty amazing. That said, it also is no Paul Thomas Anderson larger-than-life historical fiction biopic. It wants to be though.

Popular reviews

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  Cusp 2021

  ★★★★½ Watched 30 Jan 2021

  Gorgeously shot. Lovingly observed subjects. An amazing first feature. This felt like Dazed and Confused from the girls POV. I think that’s a compliment to both Linklater and the directors of this film, but it’s also sad to realize how little has changed in the 40 years since that earlier movie was set. Both focus on the lives of teens in Texas where toxic masculinity, drinking, drug use, and friendship abound. And both end with a feeling of celebration, nostalgia, and potential.

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  Lee 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 10 Sep 2023

  This was a good movie but didn’t have the emotional impact it could have. The framing device/narration detracted to me. I thought Kate Winslet was her normal fantastic self. It was nice to see Alexander Skaarsgard not play a villain, but it was not a juicy part. Andy Samberg also did a good job. If this weren’t female-led (producer, director, lead role), I’d say this is a typical Oscar-bait war movie like the The Darkest Hour, The King’s Speech, or 1917. Overall, the photographs were incredible and this lended context to them well – maybe I’ll read the book.