Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Pickpocket 1959

  ★★★★ Watched 07 Feb 2025

  Obvious a canonically important film. I think I would have felt more connected to it if I had not already seen Paul Schrader's multiple variations on the theme.

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  Red Dawn 1984

  ★ Watched 19 Dec 2024

  Simultaneously well made and morally reprehensible. The politics of this movie are insane. Valuable as an example of cold war propaganda

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  Cruel Intentions 1999

  ★★★½ Watched 18 Nov 2023

  Legitimately insane choices throughout. Selma Blair's performance. Silly straws. Bowls full of merichino cherries. Literally every outfit. Ryan Phillipe clearly doing a John Malcovich impression. All of it adds up to something oddly brilliant.

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