Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Den of Thieves 2: Pantera 2025

  ★★★½ Watched 11 Jan 2025

  Gerarduary #5

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  Den of Thieves 2018

  ★★★★ Watched 07 Jan 2025

  Gerarduary #4

Popular reviews

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  Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 2019

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 17 Jan 2021

  I love the relationship between Dalton & Booth, it’s rare to see a friendship on screen like theirs, with two men propping each other up (“Hey! You’re Rick Fucking Dalton. Don’t you forget it.”) and genuinely enjoying each other’s company without awkwardness or confrontation. The two of them hanging out and watching Dalton’s F.B.I. episode, laughing together and commenting on the show, is absolute gold. The companion scene to that is when Sharon watches her film at the Bruin and just…

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  Ava 2020

  ★★ Watched 25 Sep 2020

  Disappointingly paint-by-numbers “assassin’s employers turn on them” thriller. The fight choreography isn’t as dynamic as Haywire or Atomic Blonde and it doesn’t have the propulsive energy of a Luc Besson version of the same kind of movie (even when they’re not great), like Lucy or Anna. This is shot much more like a drama that just happens to have a few shootouts, it doesn’t really resemble the lightning paced, frenetic, emotionless Luc Besson thrillers. But the dramatic elements, including subplots about alcohol problems and family secrets and other boring stuff, aren’t done well enough to make you feel anything for Ava or care about her problems.

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