Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 06 Jul 2020

  The Wes Group - 8 of 9

  Going to write something extra special for this one, but give me some time.

  Edit: How does one talk about something that has been their favorite film for such a long time? A film with so many layers to its storytelling, but with such a simplistic story behind all of it? 

  I suppose you’d start with the story. A young girl sits in a cemetery reading a novel. An author suffering from writer’s block…

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  Twin Peaks: The Return 2017

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 30 May 2021

  Parts 16 - 18

  And like that, it’s done. 

  You can’t go home again. Your home has changed and so have you. A man walks into a river from his childhood, but it is not the same. The river is different now and the man is older. 

  So much time on the road, people get older and start to die. Wounds heal but scars remain. It all started with a young woman wrapped in plastic, but now Pete can go…

Recent reviews

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  Presence 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 17 Mar 2025

  Soderbergh 35

  At the end of everything, will it all make sense?

  Not surprised that Sodey is at the helm of my new favorite of 2025 and I feel like I’ll be saying that again very soon.

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  Opus 2025

  ★★½ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  Had some interesting sequences, Malkovich gives it his all, but this was ultimately disappointing. Perk of the job that I at least got to see this for free.

Popular reviews

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  The Irishman 2019

  ★★★★½ Watched 27 Nov 2019

  95

  Scorsese Retrospective Film 15

  He's a master. This is one of his masterworks. Easily the best film of the year, and easily top 5 of his features. This just needs a rewatch for the 5 stars. I loved every minute of this. Every ounce of humor, every crumb of pain, and every sense of gangster-style remorse. This was perfect. Thank you for not letting me down, Marty.

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  Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 2019

  ★★★★½ Watched 25 Jul 2019

  9.5/10

  This was great, but I am still processing it so... Gimme a while.

  Always is always forever