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  The Iron Claw 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 15 Feb 2025

  Ripped my soul apart.

  Halfway review (because it was so damn good I needed to take notes) - Every smile was melancholy, hiding some sort of pain. I felt like the entire first half was hiding a secret, hiding hurt, unrecognized individuality & identity. Also that shot of the Kerry/Kevin/David triple exposed was beautiful.
  No success is good enough. No achievement fulfiflls desire. 

  (the slow, long zooms made me so uncomfortable; it was such a unique way to build tension without performance…

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  The First Omen 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 02 Sep 2024

  Never seen The Omen. But the whole plot was painfully obvious since the 10 minute mark.
  Nevertheless, brutal and enjoyable, unique and unexpected horror. 
  I’m sure the sound design would have been much more enjoyed in the theater, but that just means I got to enjoy the cinematography more :)

Popular reviews

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  Missing 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 28 Jan 2023

  A LOT better than I thought it was going to be. Finally back in the theater too, man its so much better than streaming.
  Good twists and turns on a fun and dramatic journey. 
  I loved Javi more than anything

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  Sound of My Voice 2011

  ★★★★ Watched 19 Aug 2022

  YOOOOOO!

  This was awesome. The stuff indie dreams are made of. Really impressively written with good characters, a solid mystique that was left semi-unanswered in a frustrating yet satisfying way, and all on a really low budget.

  Even though I figured some things out pretty fast, I was uneasy for a lot of the film; I was on the edge of my seat for some reveals and turns, which is hilarious since the soundtrack was very atmospheric and alluring, just…

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