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  Civil War 2024

  ★★ Watched 06 Jun 2024 1

  Frustrating.

  This film willfully focused on the least interesting aspect of the premise and, well, I just wasn’t that interested. It felt like a manipulative bait-and-switch. I would not have paid to see this film knowing what I know now. Not a bad film just not the film I wanted to see. The trailer fooled me.

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  Murina 2021

  ★★ Watched 06 Aug 2022

  Well. I mean it’s unlikeable characters in unlikeable situations for two hours so if you’re into that, you’ll love Murina. It is a “character driven” film but I use the word driven somewhat loosely. Not much happens. Basically a girl comes of age and realizes her dad is an asshole and that not everyone is how they seem. For two hours. Scintillating stuff.

Popular reviews

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  Joker 2019

  ★★★★ Rewatched 11 Oct 2019 1

  I don’t have the energy to rigorously defend my positive opinion of this film because the current cultural climate is too insufferable to bother. But here are some thoughts I’d develop if I was going to put an hour into this review:

  
  Not every antihero arc has to end with The Consequences. Just like not every hero arc has to end with redemption (eg. Manchester By The Sea.) Artist can explore their mediums and play with form.

  
  Either we teach…

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  Paterson 2016

  ★★★ Rewatched 08 Jun 2017

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.