Favorite films

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  A Complete Unknown 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 07 Jan 2025

  This film made me feel a deep angst, and it made me long for a time gone by, like nostalgia, except I didn’t grow up in the 50s and 60s and then I kept remembering that nothing has really changed and everything has changed and it is that contradiction that Bob Dylan seems to recognize is exactly the place where art needs to be made. He has a song on Rough and Rowdy Ways, the first song, and it’s called…

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  We Live in Time 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 01 Nov 2024

  Did I cry? Yes. Was it because of masterful acting, a wonderfully fluffy script, and very clever editing? Very much so.

Popular reviews

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  Nope 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 06 Aug 2022

  It was thrilling. It was fun. And it made me think. What more can one ask for in a “horror” film? Also, loved the nods to Spielberg & Kubrick, but I just wish Peele had given more thought to how he could have made his film iconic instead of relying on those guys. Overall, enjoy this strange romp!

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  The Banshees of Inisherin 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 31 Jan 2023 1

  Well, that was weird. I really liked most of it, and I also don’t need to see it again. Brilliant performances and stunning scenery!

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