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  Good Will Hunting 1997

  ★★★★½ Watched 21 Mar 2025

  fear fear fear is your worst enemy.

  this one hit me harder than i would’ve expected because it relates to much of the thoughts i personally have. the dichotomy of living a comfortable life in fear vs. an uncertain one full of imperfection is something i toss and turn between often. both involve their certain share of “what if’s” but this film does well to shine light on what the correct way of going about it should be.

  imperfection is…

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  Stay 2005

  ★★½ Watched 19 Mar 2025

  in the genre of time-based mindfucks, it’s important to be able to execute the “show not tell” to perfection. unfortunately for me, i don’t think this film did a great job of that and as a result was very hard to follow. usually, this can be made up for with good performances, soundtrack and an interesting plot but not even these things were satisfactory. besides the clever editing, everything in this movie was subpar to me and it’s not intriguing…

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  Fargo 1996

  ★★★ Watched 03 Mar 2025

  An avalanche of cruelty, all stemming from the greed and personal gain desired from the main characters. Aside from a couple enjoyable scenes, this one didn’t stick the landing for me. It has an interesting premise, but the mid-sections didn’t do well to keep me entertained or engaged to prepare for a predictable end.

  Despite this, seeing a second Steve Buschemi crash out (first being in The Sopranos) was fun to watch play out.

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  Oldboy 2003

  ★★★ Watched 13 Mar 2025 1

  i went into this one expecting a lot, which is probably why i’m somewhat disappointed. all i’d heard was that it was a revenge story with fantastic fight scene choreography and while that is 100% true, it’s just a very small slice of what this film is.

  the root of my issues with this movie is its wonky pace and structuring which doesn’t help me actually care about the characters at all. the 15 years he spent inside weren’t really…

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