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Favorite films

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Casino
  • Jackie Brown
  • Howl's Moving Castle

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  • Silverado

    ★★★

  • Love & Basketball

    ★★★★

  • The Gambler

    ★★

  • Days of Thunder

    ★★★½

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  • The Gambler

    The Gambler

    ★★

    Much worse and far more nihilistic than the original. Mark Wahlberg’s pseudo-intellectual monologues are a tough watch and add little to the plot. Only slightly redeemed by the John Goodman scenes and his hat.

  • Days of Thunder

    Days of Thunder

    ★★★½

    Top gun, but with racecars

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  • All the President's Men

    All the President's Men

    ★★★★½

    Along with Spotlight and Zodiac, this is another great example of investigative journalism and newsroom drama being turned into captivating cinema. Redford is excellent as Bob Woodward as he wrestles with the far-reaching implications of the Watergate exposé during golden age of print media.

  • Vertigo

    Vertigo

    ★★★★★

    A classic, every bit deserving of its status as a cinematic masterpiece. San Francisco and its surrounds shine even more in glorious 4K.

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