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Favorite films

  • Mouchette
  • The Text of Light
  • Day of Wrath
  • The Story of Adele H.

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  • Reality

    ★★

  • The Crime of Monsieur Lange

    ★★★

  • Nostalgia

    ★★★★

  • The Second Act

    ★★★

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  • Watcher

    Watcher

    ★★

    Really just embarrassingly inept at times—continuity errors, POV shots that don’t align with a character’s sight line, etc. The two leads are painfully uncharismatic, mistaking dull for subdued. Although I’m not sure anyone could have breathed life into this dialogue. The most acting Monroe does is concentrated entirely in her forehead. I’m just glad she didn’t pull a muscle. Some unintentional camp value and a vague curiosity about how the plot would shake out kept me mildly engaged.

  • The Clock

    The Clock

    3:10 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

    It’s always funny when someone watching The Clock checks their watch before getting up to leave.

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  • Marriage Story

    Marriage Story

    Just to keep it simple: I hate this movie.

    Now, it's a weird thing to hate a movie that so many other people love. It's not just that they love it. Marriage Story apparently provokes a strong emotional catharsis in them. And I get it. We watch movies, read books, listen to music, go to museums, etc., in search of that kind of experience. The one that will make us cry. The one that will take our messy and abstract…

  • Rebel Without a Cause

    Rebel Without a Cause

    Who hates being called “chicken” that much?