Favorite films

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  Evil Does Not Exist 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 08 May 2024

  I don’t think I fully grasped this movie but maybe I didn’t need to. Mysteriously bewitching in a murakami-esque way. Still trying to make sense of the ending.

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  True Grit 2010

  ★★★½ Rewatched 06 May 2024

  Not entirely successful but captures most of the spirit of the book. The whole film really does turn on Hailee Steinfeld’s performance.

Popular reviews

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  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016

  ★★★★½ Watched 30 Apr 2024

  This is perhaps the second finest Star Wars film after Empire. Dark and emotionally devastating, even before the final scene. 

  Could stand for a touch less speechifying but this is a minor quibble.

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  The Thomas Crown Affair 1999

  ★★★★½ Watched 17 Mar 2024

  I will always love this movie. It’s not perfect, but it’s fun and sexy and a little silly which is really all I need. Have seen it maybe 20 times. What a great model for mid-40s childless sex for fun lifestyles.

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