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  Presence 2024

  ★★½ Watched 26 Mar 2025

  There is an excellent man inside of you. I would love to see him soon.

  In the genre of heart-wrenching ghost movies, Presence unfortunately feels like a shadow of A Ghost Story’s full bodied haunt of depression.

  That being said, Presence is still an interesting little experimental film in its own right, with a perfect length and a cool, haunting atmosphere.
  I quite liked the performances and family dynamics, particularly the subplot of Chris Sullivan’s character.

  Growing up is realising ghosts aren’t scary, they’re just sad and confused.

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  Seven Samurai 1954

  ★★½ Watched 16 Mar 2025 1

  May the spirits of cinephiles haunt me, but I sadly couldn't get into this.

  It would be foolish of me to even try to dissect Seven Samurai on a technical level, as everything that can been said about this revolutionary film has already been said. I can appreciate Kurosawa's magnum opus, and I'm thankful for it. I mean, without Kambei's constant head-rubbing, would Jon Bernthal be where he is today?

  I'm glad there weren't 14 of them; otherwise, this would go on for like seven hours.

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  Anora 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 02 Nov 2024 7

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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★★ Watched 08 Mar 2025

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