Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Under the Rainbow 1981

  ★ Added

  My review, just like this movie, is short on laughs and sensitivity. Just a tiny bit.

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  Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution 2020

  ★★★★½ Added

  Documentary of the year! A fantastically told story about a very overlooked subject. The film is wonderfully woven together by two halves; the first about the camp itself and subsequently how the campers' lives were changed forever and how some revolutionized the system and created more visibility for those in need. Drop everything and go watch CRIP CAMP.

Popular reviews

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  Deep End 1970

  ★★★★½ Watched 10 Feb 2021

  Jerzy Skolimowski's DEEP END (1970) centers around two English public bathhouse attendants who indulge in a bit of head games with one another. 15 year old Michael (John Moulder-Brown) is a sensitive, good looking young man working his first job and just discovering his sexuality. Susan (the alluring Jane Asher) is the very attractive and confident older woman who takes Michael under her wing and shows him the ropes suggesting he can make good tips if he played his cards…

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  Diary of a Mad Housewife 1970

  ★★★★½ Watched 20 Dec 2020

  "A Man Needs A Maid"

  After decades of only knowing about this film, I finally got to see DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE last night. I think the films of Frank and Eleanor Perry are among the best things I've watched this year (or any year). I would love to see them tear the shit out of 2020 with a film about the follies of society during a pandemic. Of course, they're long gone so, if you're a fan of…