Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Holdovers 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 16 Nov 2023

  A movie packed with heart and soul you rarely see in Hollywood anymore. Filled with nostalgia, while also plenty of nuance. 3 lost souls that come together and deliver fantastic and touching moments peppered throughout. A coming of age tale while also a story of not being too old to get out of your own ways. A story that will personally touch everyone who watches it in their own way. Brilliant acting, a masterful script, beautiful cinematography, and a breathtaking…

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  Nope 2022

  ★★★ Watched 27 Jul 2022

  Very choppy and very ambitious but a spectacle nonetheless. There were things with movie I liked a lot and things I didn’t. I found some sequences very entertaining and some quite dull or drawn out too far. I think it was a cool idea in theory and while the cinematography was great, some of the storylines just didn’t work for me with whether due to not enough information or not enough resolution.  Still a good theater watch that is good for a summer blockbuster.

Popular reviews

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  Belfast 2021

  ★★★★ Added

  A very interesting take on a tragic and historic time. The biggest theme of this movie is the strength of family and is something that is constantly echoed throughout the film. A great family relationship that takes the main wheel while the struggle of the rising Troubles continues to get louder and louder in the background. Based on Branagh's own family and their time in Belfast, it is very interesting to see this tragic time from a childhood perspective and…

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  Blue Velvet 1986

  ★★★★ Added

  Overall great film and just one mystery after another as you unravel this strange yet intriguing conspiracy that Jeffrey discovers. This movie is filled with tons of Lynchisms but is one of his earlier mystery works which is what he inevitably became known for. To this date, he was most known for his version of Dune and The Elephant Man which are more based on previous work and Eraserhead a much more cult film was his only dive deep into…