Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  My Cousin Vinny 1992

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 17 Mar 2025

  marisa tomei

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  Kraven the Hunter 2024

  ★½ Watched 13 Mar 2025

  the longest 120 minutes of my life.

  while Kraven has a lot going for it with excellent wardrobe, action sequences, and a few surprisingly decent performances, the pacing is just completely off. unfortunate because this movie could have been good if they just tightened it up a little.

Popular reviews

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  The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 13 Jan 2023

  “we only thrive in the right space, and with the right people”

  even the netflixification of Hirokazu Kore-eda is beautiful, emotive, and arrestingly charming. The Makanai is the gentle story of a girl who leaves home to become a maiko (geisha apprentice) in kyoto, but quickly finds herself at odds with the training that comes with it. instead, she realizes her passion for cooking, and takes up the role as the house makanai.

  i’ve been quickly falling in love with…

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  Columbus 2017

  ★★★★½ Watched 07 Jan 2023

  “you grow up around something, and it feels like nothing.”

  very moving. there’s something particularly profound within the bones of this small, unassuming arthouse film. what it is exactly i can’t put into words, but the way the film moves and flows is so soft, framing architecture, and how we relate to the space around us, as a reflection of ourselves. the often sharp, brutalist designs are captured so delicately and with a care that translates a sense of respect…