Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Z 1969

  ★★★★ Watched 15 Feb 2025

  Wow, a powerful, thought provoking, and all too real depiction of oppression through force and information control.

  Didn't really know what to expect going into this except that it was on a list of foreign oscar winners, so how bad could it be? Ended up with a focused purposefully shot political thriller. Kept me on edge as I hope against the authoritarian regime trying to cover themselves, and really hoping goodness would prevail only for it to be snuffed out,…

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  The Batman 2022

  ★★★ Rewatched 15 Feb 2025

  A servicable Batman movie for the first two hours, then a little bit of a shitshow and a showcase for incompetent characters for the last hour. Also regarding that, why was this movie nearly three hours? No reason for that.

Popular reviews

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  There Will Be Blood 2007

  ★★★★½ Watched 29 Aug 2024 1

  First time watching this, can see why people like it. Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano bring it, music very loud and pounding, felt very quick.

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  Nickel Boys 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 19 Jan 2025

  A uniquely shot and gripping look into a, not so long gone, segregated reform school through the eyes of two young men held there.

  Big motion sickness warning. It's all shot PoV through the eyes of the two leads, strange to get used to, but beautifully done if you can.