Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Black Bag 2025

  ★★ Watched 28 Mar 2025

  I didn't love this, and felt it was trying a little too hard to be smart.

  Appreciate a fresh take on a spy thriller, though.

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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★ Watched 05 Feb 2025

  Enjoyable isn't the word, but I'm glad I saw it. The first act was so rich in color, life, family, migration, love, and loss. The second act felt like a cruel bait and switch... painful and dark, and not in a constructive or coherent way.

  I was disturbed. Do I belong to the comfortable?

Popular reviews

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  Conclave 2024

  ★★★ Watched 09 Nov 2024

  The visuals are stunning, they create a lot of intrigue. The subject is mysterious so having a look into that setting feels special. The acting is phenomenal.

  Still, this didn’t do it for me. It felt disconnected from a real exploration of these characters and their motivations. The ideas driving each of these cardinals to see the world and the church differently were abstracted into poles that have more in common with broader cultural trends than closely-held convictions of Catholics.…

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  Four Daughters 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 28 Oct 2023

  Awful story told in a gripping & experimental style. It felt like being invited to a family holiday when they’re working through an unimaginable trauma. Moments of beautiful harmony, but against the backdrop of just gut wrenching tragedy.

  Favorite parts:

  - Kaouther Ben Hania creates such a relaxed environment with the sisters that you’re able to enjoy their levity and inter-family dynamics with a smile while knowing this family has a long road ahead off-screen.

  - I enjoyed understanding the story…