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  Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll 2014

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 15 Mar 2024

  "Oh! Phnom Penh
  During the three years we were apart,
  I missed you and my heart suffered each and every day."

  An unbelievably tragic testament to the lost world of pre-Khmer Rouge Phonm Penh and it's pop music. This one is long (like 2.5 hrs iirc) but it's a historical treasure, combining rare recordings, beautiful archival footage, and interviews with musicians, arts patrons, journalists and politicians of the time.

  I've had a causal interest in pre-Khmer Rouge Cambodian pop for…

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  Barbie 2023

  ★★ Watched 15 Mar 2024

  People are gonna hate me for this one, but I wasn't super impressed. I'll list the good first:

  1). Amazing set design and great costumes. It was a treat to see what they came up with.

  2). Some belly laughs, depression Barbie in particular was really good.

  3). Ryan Gosling, despite being miscast (Ken was looking rough here guys) was as always extremely fun to watch.

  4). Original songs were great.

  Now what I didn't like:

  1). Too many characters…

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  Maestro 2023

  ★★ Watched 04 Jan 2024

  It's pretty but at heart it's just a story about an obnoxious bi theater nerd sucking the life out of his much cooler and more interesting wife. Congrats you made me really dislike a man I previously had no opinion on

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  BLUE EYE SAMURAI 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 14 Mar 2024

  I have some very minor quibbles with this show (the fifth episode takes a hard turn into goofy video game territory, which somewhat cheapens the emotional impact of the journey) but in the end I have to give it 5 just because the execution, acting, concept and attention to detail are all so fine.

  I won't focus on the main character in this review because I don't want to spoil anything, but what truly elevated the story for me was…

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