Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The French Connection 1971

  ★★★★ Watched 11 Mar 2025

  I've been meaning to watch this movie for years, and it's been in my watchlist on at least two streaming services in that time. With this being one of Gene Hackman's more famous movies, and given his recent passing, I finally decided to play it.

  The movie takes a while to get going, and what didn't help was the fact that the early scenes introducing and featuring the French characters don't have subtitles, which I found to be both curious…

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  Escape from Mogadishu 2021

  ★★ Watched 10 Mar 2025

  It's a handsome production for sure, but I think the movie's storytelling is ultimately underwhelming and, quite frankly, troubling. The material is a gold mine on paper from a character standpoint (North and South Korean diplomats working together to escape an overseas civil war), but the characters are paper-thin, and the interactions between the two groups aren't very compelling as a result. I will say that, as a follower and fan of Korean cinema, the fact that a production of…

Popular reviews

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  Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning 2023

  ★★½ Watched 09 Nov 2023

  What a strange movie. It has a controversial yet interesting idea going for it, and it has some emotionally affecting scenes, but I think the story fails to make everything come together to a good finish.

  Let's get one thing out of the way: if you go into this movie expecting a new adventure with the 02 gang, you may be underwhelmed. While they're part of the proceedings (and we get some fun moments from them), the story here isn't…

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  Godzilla Minus One 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 02 Dec 2023 1

  This movie straight up blew me away! I absolutely loved how there's a human story at the heart of this movie, and it's one that's well-told and ripe with rich themes of guilt, trauma, and survival, especially as they relate to Japan in the wake of World War II. The character work here is simple and effective, as it made me care about everyone we encounter. While I think the story would benefit from a few more scenes between Koichi…