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  • Harold and Maude

    ★★★½

  • In the Mood for Love

    ★★★★½

  • Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★½

  • Barbie

    ★★★½

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  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★½

    Just fucking epic to watch. Thought the changes from the book were all well done and made sense, from a "simplify without losing essence" perspective.

  • Barbie

    Barbie

    ★★★½

    Lovely visuals and set pieces. Good messages to put out there, but a little too glossy at times for me (kinda same energy as celebrities singing "Imagine" in 2020).

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  • The Trial of the Chicago 7

    The Trial of the Chicago 7

    ★★★★

    Words words words! Feelings! Justice?

  • High and Low

    High and Low

    ★★★★

    A thoroughly enjoyable film that left me with many, many questions, like:

    - Why is everyone in this movie so fundamentally decent?
    - Why is everyone also so competent at their work?
    - Why are motives so clear?
    - Why was that train guy possible the best dude ever?
    - Why does every hunch and lead have absolutely perfect payoff and follow-through?

    I am aware these are egregiously 2021 questions, and that this review serves no one. But nonetheless, I'm…