Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Take Out 2004

  ★★★★ Watched 17 Mar 2025

  a harsh portrait of monotony that uncovers simple beauties and unexpected horrors within the immigrant experience.

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  Blood Simple 1984

  ★★★½ Watched 15 Mar 2025

  a masterful build of suspense that cleverly balances easily-avoidable events with understandable character choices. definitely not the best Coen film, but a solid debut that clearly foreshadows a lot of their future filmography.

Popular reviews

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  The Contestant 2023

  ★★★ Watched 03 May 2024

  fascinating to a fault.

  less of an examination and more of an observation. conveniently avoids any meaningful critique of its subject matter, while perpetuating many of the problems it is presenting. 

  on the surface, there is a compelling narrative here that contrasts the effects of human cruelty and compassion. unfortunately, that compassion almost feels as if it is being used to lessen or justify the cruelty. as if saying “that’s just how the world is, but at least this particular…

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  David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 16 Nov 2023

  best harry potter content since 2011.