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Favorite films

  • Flight of the Navigator
  • The Phantom of the Opera
  • Back to the Future

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  • The Menu

    ★★★

  • Notting Hill

    ★★★½

  • Captain America: Brave New World

    ★★½

  • Hillbilly Elegy

    ★★★½

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  • The Menu

    The Menu

    ★★★

    I understood the point the movie was making, but at the same time I’m thinking “what’s the point of this movie being made”

    I mean…interesting concept. I’m surprised it made me want a burger after watching all that. It’s one of those movies I wouldn't watch again, though.

  • Notting Hill

    Notting Hill

    ★★★½

    Ohhh so that’s where that quote is from.

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  • Lady Bird

    Lady Bird

    ★★★★★

    I’ve heard this movie accurately described as a scrapbook of the teenage years by Greta Gerwig. The movie is beautiful and well done in my opinion. I found it moving to see the sacrifice of the parent for the child, but at the same time the tension of the parent and child relationship is very relatable. Lady Bird has to get everything she wants to hit rock bottom and understand that her mom really did want what was best for…

  • Wicked

    Wicked

    ★★★★

    Jon M Chu clearly knows how to direct a musical! I think this could’ve been a difficult one to adapt, so I’m impressed.

    I was pretty skeptical the first 20 minutes or so because translating a theatrical musical into a film doesn’t always play out well, and it also took me a bit to get over some of the actors I didn’t particularly like, but once they sang ‘What is this Feeling?’, I was sold from that point on. The…

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