Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Birdcage 1996

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 23 Mar 2025

  Hooked from those scrumptiously shot and impeccably edited opening shots over the water right up to the stage, until the very last side eyes in the wedding of that fucking brat of a kid. This is an all-time comfort watch, and was a total romp to see in a giggly theater on my birthday. RIP Gene Hackman

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  Novocaine 2025

  ★★★ Watched 19 Mar 2025

  So we’re playing Chappell and Caroline in the action rom coms now

Popular reviews

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  Twisters 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 22 Jul 2024

  when the twister ripped away the movie screen to reveal that *it* was the real theater… yeah that completely worked on me

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  The Color of Pomegranates 1969

  Watched 11 Feb 2025 1

  Unquestionably the most visually beautiful film I have ever seen — penetrating colors, dramatically stunning lighting, and deliciously engaging compositions that are much more akin to a series of living portraits than a movie. At times what is conveyed on screen is quite beautifully moving, at times the poetry — both spoken and visual — is incredibly engaging for the reflections and questions it stirs up in myself, and at times the whole project is quite obtuse in its surreal…