Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Black Bag 2025

  ★★★½ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  All hail king Soderbergh and power couples everywhere.

  Soderbergh’s jazzy, easy style perfectly complements a story of casual deceit and treasury. This is the standout performance that Marisa Abela thought Back to Black was going to be.

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  Hell or High Water 2016

  ★★★★ Rewatched 10 Mar 2025

  Watched while on a flight to west Texas for activity recs.

Popular reviews

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  The Last Duel 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 14 Oct 2021

  Ben Affleck asks Adam Driver to take his pants off twice. That’s really all you need to know. 

  Brilliantly crafted, sharply written, and surprisingly hysterical? I expected this to be one of my favorites of the year and it did not disappoint. Ridley Scott’s visual storytelling brings subtle intensity and nuance to ever scene, intelligently furthering the script and its themes. Although we revisit the same scenes numerous times from the different character’s perspectives, it somehow never feels tedious or…

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  The Banshees of Inisherin 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 05 Nov 2022

  The epitome of men will literally do BLANK instead of go to therapy. A bit too melancholy   and passive for my liking, but that’s kind of the point (and I guess that’s what you get when your film is a microcosm for civil war). Mostly enjoyed it though - I’m a sucker for Irish coastal landscapes and the wool sweaters and stouts that come with them. Also, possibly the best movie sister ever?! It’s no surprise that shit hits…