Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Never Look Away 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 17 Mar 2025

  Yes, Margaret Moth was fearless and charismatic and brave, professionally as well as personally especially in the aftermath of the Sarajevo sniper attack. I admired her lust for life and her determined perseverance even though I find her particular way of life distasteful (not as a photojournalist specializing in war but in the way she self-medicated with sex and drugs). Nevertheless, I'm still fixating on her being in a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old rising high school senior as a 30-year-old woman.

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  Beau Travail 1999

  ★★★★½ Watched 15 Mar 2025

  Honor and valor are the bywords of the French Foreign Legion, but they become shackles and ultimately weapons in this loose adaptation of Herman Melville's BILLY BUDD. Denis Lavant is menacingly charismatic.

Popular reviews

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  Black Bag 2025

  ★★★★ Watched 12 Mar 2025

  I had a great time! Perfectly tight 90 minutes. One genuinely gasp-inducing moment at the end. So envious of Cate Blanchett's wardrobe, hair, and house.

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  Ferrari 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 20 Dec 2023

  This movie looks AND sounds absolutely majestic. There's a tactile warmth to the cinematography and lighting that really captures la dolce vita. I may be biased, but Adam Driver is currently deeply underrated for this role. Is the accent perfect? No, but it's serviceable and, more importantly, it's irrelevant when weighed against his powerfully concentrated performance (the spot currently occupied by Bradley Cooper in the coming awards season should be given to Driver instead). The brutality of the sport Enzo…