Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Aftersun 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 19 Mar 2025

  This one took a bit to settle in and develop, but once it did it devastated me. It's one of those movies that quietly and expertly creates some sort of essence or emotional truth that cannot be denied. It nails the tone and its editing is everything.

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  Moana 2 2024

  ★★★ Watched 18 Mar 2025

  It's not the worst, but it's a complete recycle of the first movie but not nearly as good. Plus they made it more obtuse with a few more annoying and extraneous characters.

Popular reviews

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  Hummingbirds 2023

  ★★ Watched 02 Mar 2023

  Sort of an extended selfie. My problem here is that this isn't about anything and felt like liberal film fest bait. It's got undocumented minorities, female main characters, a transgender woman, abortion, poverty, minor law breaking, protest, and more. And I don't have a problem with any one of those things! But the doc isn't about any of them, they're just sprinkled in with no exploration. I'm fine with a slice of life doc, but this plays as amateurish and unfocused.

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  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1964

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 23 Dec 2023

  I love all the little imperfections.