Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 18 Jan 2025

  essentially flawless imo until the stupid epilogue.  disappointed in these ai revelations circulating the net as well

  but for the most part i felt extraordinarily lucky to be watching this movie. would recommend to anyone and everyone. i’ve been thinking about it since leaving the theater many hours ago 

  my favorite of this awards season other than challengers ?!

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  It Ends with Us 2024

  ★½ Watched 03 Jan 2025

  i read a pdf of ugly love as a horny middle schooler and knew ms. hoover wasn’t for me then

Popular reviews

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  Poor Things 2023

  ★½ Watched 20 Jan 2024 1

  ugly, too long, shallow and pandering politics 

  stone + dafoe gave fantastic performances for something that didn’t need to be made

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  Challengers 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 01 May 2024

  what do you do when someone doesn’t want something as much as you do, but you physically can’t have it? what if you’re married to them? how does one carry the burden of not caring as much? what if the only person who really wants what you want is “responsible” for the fact you can’t have it? what if their grit turns you on anyway, is the only thing you can respect? what does one do with that burden, especially…