Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Escape from L.A. 1996

  ★★★ Watched 08 Jan 2025 1

  I ❤️ LA

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  Rear Window 1954

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 08 Sep 2024

  Los Angeles heatwave 2024 viewing.

Popular reviews

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  Chinatown 1974

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 08 Jan 2014

  I've seen Chinatown more times than I can remember. However, after each viewing, I find myself compelled to think I've just witnessed one version of cinematic perfection.

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  This Is Martin Bonner 2013

  ★★★★½ Watched 17 Nov 2013

  This Is Martin Bonner is a superbly acted and well crafted indie drama. The film's central relationship between a recently released convict and a Christian transition mentor does not veer into well-worn tropes, but rather finds poignancy in the unexpected bond of starting life anew. If I can offer any criticism, and only selfishly, it would be that Chad Hartigan's film is entirely too brief- I wanted desperately to continue following the principal characters well past the film's run-time. Perhaps the "nicest" of surprises in 2013.