Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Ben-Hur 1959

  ★★★★ Watched 28 Mar 2025

  definitely an epic film. holds up really well today besides some of the obvious factual errors like “Roman salutes.” the leprosy subplot doesn’t make a lot of sense and honestly detracts from the triumph of Judah over Messala. if they ended on that it would have been way more tied up. but I guess they need an excuse for Jesus randomly cropping up the whole movie

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  The Big Combo 1955

  ★★★★½ Watched 25 Mar 2025

  great noir film. gets a little preachy at times but otherwise solid characters, music, and use of light and contrast. Rita is a great character

Popular reviews

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  Duck Soup 1933

  ★★★★ Watched 10 Mar 2025

  "you know you haven’t stopped talking since I got here? you must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle"

  had to check the date on this but fyi it's actually not a documentary of US politics in 2025

  also ✂

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  Chernobyl 2019

  ★★★★½ Watched 09 Mar 2025

  never thought it was possible to gain so much hate for a random schmuck I'd never heard of before in such a short time but congratulations Dyatlov, you're an asshole

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