Favorite films

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  Safe 1995

  ★★★★ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  I have been wanting to watch this for quite some time but did not expect this from Haynes at all, I am used to the deliberate melodrama and subtle camp of May December and Carol but the slow creepiness of this film turns into something truly sinister and frightening. What a powerhouse performance from Julianne Moore, she knows exactly what type of movie she’s in and portrays fear and self doubt and retreating into herself so well. I love how…

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  On the Waterfront 1954

  ★★★★ Watched 06 Mar 2025

  There is something really special about these types of performances that Marlon Brando and James Dean and others like them in this era of Hollywood were able to tap into that seems utterly revolutionary for the time. Young men on the brink of self-destruction, crushed by the weight of masculinity and fear of not living up to their potential. Brando is incredible in this; there are some excellent performances around him in this film but he has the magic and…

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  First Man 2018

  ★★★★½ Watched 15 Oct 2018 3

  Fucking incredible. The last half hour is some of the most confident and bold filmmaking I've seen in a while. Everything builds so well to that last handful of scenes. Damien Chazelle is a genius.

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  EDIT: There are so many things I could say about this one. I wanted to log my initial thoughts and then come back to it, so I'm doing so now.

  Give 👏 Claire 👏 Foy 👏 an 👏 acting 👏 Oscar 👏 immediately. Ryan…

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  Rear Window 1954

  ★★★★ Watched 14 Nov 2020

  Wonderful! Amazing dialogue, such a cleverly written script. I loved all the fluid camerawork with lots of movement that just sweeps you past the windows, dropping you in and out of peoples lives. Jimmy Stewart toes the line between coherence and buffoonery so well in a role few others besides him could make relatable. The last 20 minutes were so thrilling and tense. Amazing how well Hitchcock is able to manage intensity at all the right moments.