Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Apartment 1960

  ★★★★★ Watched 18 Mar 2023

  Easiest 5 stars I’ve ever given. Just absolutely delightful.

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  Babylon 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 08 Jan 2023

  At once a symphony of chaos directed with pinpoint precision and a scattershot head-scratcher.
  Damien Chazelle says movie-making is hell, and Hollywood is Hell, but that the power of film transcends all, whether we like it or not.

  Maybe a masterpiece? Probably not? Who knows.

Popular reviews

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  The Descendants 2011

  ★★★★½ Watched 08 Jan 2021

  What’s wholly refreshing here is the film’s perspective on a touchy and potentially melodramatic story, shedding light on the parts of losing a loved one that are rarely touched upon in cinema: the parts that are messy and confusing and inconvenient for all parties involved. It deals with a different kind of coping; not struggling with the thought of losing someone forever, but questioning the love felt in a flawed relationship, with loose ends that will never be tied.
  Ironically,…