Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  A Christmas Carol 1938

  ★★½ Added 1

  The pacing of this one is SO weird. This movie was 69 minutes and it still felt too long in places and truncated in others. Lots from the novella left out and lots changed or invented for the movie. It's so saccharine, I can see why the makers of the immortal Alistair Sim version cited this movie for inspiring the dark tone of their adaptation.

  Not one I'm likely to revisit, but it's fascinating to see what was prioritised book-to-screen before 1951's Scrooge well and truly set the mould for all versions after it.

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  Fitzcarraldo 1982

  ★★★★ Rewatched 29 Nov 2024

  Rewatched with Werner Herzog's English commentary.

  Highlights:
  - Werner Herzog calls Mick Jagger retarded
  - Werner Herzog thanks God for Claudia Cardinale
  - Werner Herzog compares Klaus Kinski to Michael Jackson
  - Werner Herzog recounts being arrested while shooting in a government building
  - Werner Herzog recounts being arrested at an airport
  - Werner Herzog calls storyboards cowardly
  - Werner Herzog wishing he allowed the Native extras to murder Klaus Kinski

Popular reviews

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  Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997

  ★★½ Added 3

  The quintessential movie for anime fans transitioning into pretentious film nerds.

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  No Time to Die 2021

  Added

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.