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Favorite films

  • The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Oldboy
  • Bound
  • Lost in Translation

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  • Prey for the Devil

    ★★½

  • Bound

    ★★★★½

  • Heretic

    ★★★

  • Your Monster

    ★★½

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  • Prey for the Devil

    Prey for the Devil

    ★★½

    Not terrible, puts a newish spin on the exorcist genre but throwing an exorcist nun in the mix. Very spicy.

  • Bound

    Bound

    ★★★★½

    The true origin story of Cristal from "Showgirls"

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  • If You Were the Last

    If You Were the Last

    ★★★★

    So stylish (just shy of Wes Anderson) with addictive music and chemistry that twinkles as bright as the stars, this has gently and then aggressively restored my belief in romcoms. It might have even made 2023 the new year for romcoms. Unexpected and beautiful... check it out if you have the time!

  • A Million Miles Away

    A Million Miles Away

    ★★★★½

    Not only a heartwarming biopic but an inspirational, tearjerker as well. Latino and Hispanic people have been having a decent run for representation this year but it wasn't until this movie that I felt like all aspects of my culture were represented. The culture, importance of family, generational impact, and respecting where you came from while trying to build a better life for yourself and your own. Every branch of what the core of what represents Hispanic and Latino culture…