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  The Shawshank Redemption 1994

  ★★★★ Watched 26 Mar 2025

  A lot of people told me to watch The Shawshank Redemption, and I only regret not listening to them sooner. Ironically, since I live in Ohio, where it was filmed, I had a connection to it before even seeing it. I remember a trip as a kid, passing by the prison, and my mom mentioning that the movie was shot there. At the time, I didn’t think much of it, but looking back, it’s surreal to realize that while this…

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  Beautiful Boy 2018

  ★★★★½ Watched 25 Mar 2025

  I feel like I might have said this about another movie, but Beautiful Boy made me cry more times than any other film. Having witnessed addiction in my life, I’ve seen how it consumes not just the person struggling, but their family and loved ones too. It becomes this invisible force, eroding relationships, trust, and even the sense of self. I don’t want to pretend to know how much it can affect those closest to someone struggling—while I was close,…

Popular reviews

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  Synecdoche, New York 2008

  Watched 24 Mar 2025 1

  I don’t think I can give this a proper rating since I didn’t fully grasp about 60% of the symbolism, but from what I did understand, I thought it was really good. Recently, I’ve been diving into more philosophical and thought-provoking movies, and I didn’t really anticipate how some of them might stir up a bit of existential dread. Overall, though, I enjoyed it. It’s definitely a movie that leaves you thinking, but I’m not sure I can properly assess it yet without fully understanding all the layers.

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  Eyes Wide Shut 1999

  ★★★★★ Watched 15 Nov 2023 2

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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