Favorite films

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  Conclave 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 03 Nov 2024

  Great themes, great dialogue, great performances, great cinematography, great score.

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  The Vietnam War 2017

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 Oct 2024 1

  Incredible. A series all Americans should watch.

Popular reviews

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  8½ 1963

  ★★★★½ Watched 31 Jul 2023

  “I really have nothing to say, but I want to say it anyway.”

  This is only my second Fellini film, and I already love him. 8 1/2 was fantastic and an excellent example of surrealism. This is simply a must for film buffs.

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  Late Spring 1949

  ★★★★★ Watched 29 Apr 2023

  “Just be happy. You'll try, won't you?”

  I loved this one. Such beautiful storytelling with great themes ranging from the more bitter parts of getting married to the pain of having to separate from a loved one in order to start a new journey.

  Yasujirō Ozu was a master storyteller. He created such lifelike characters and settings to use in the telling of his stories. It’s amazing how one single shot, a vase in a window, from this film tells so many words and has sparked so much debate. I look forward to finishing the “Noriko Trilogy” with Early Summer (whoops, I watched it out of order).

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