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  A Real Pain 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 06 Feb 2025

  I enjoyed this film because of its simplicity within its complexity. It felt like the kind of film that everyone could find something to relate to because it examines relationships between people who love each other but are navigating how to coexist in the world. Kieran Culkin is superb as Benji and really adds a depth to the character that felt universal to so many individuals that exist in our world. Jesse Eisenberg wrote and directed such a personal story…

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  Conclave 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 04 Feb 2025

  I can't wait to watch this film again. At the time of viewing, this film is my favorite from 2024 so far. Ralph Fiennes is absolutely brilliant in this role and he gave the character a human-ness that not everyone could do. The otherwise stacked cast were also fantastic in creating believability in each character and it was so fun to watch each character's story come to the forefront through the perspective of Ralph Fiennes' character. I think I knew…

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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 02 Feb 2025

  This film was worth the 3.5 hour sit. There were some things I definitely felt could have been edited out, but nothing so extreme that I felt like I was losing interest due to the long run time. I especially enjoyed the fact that there was an intermission. Fun Fact: Brady Corbet wrote the intermission into the script! I don't mind a longer film if there's an intermission involved, it just needs to make sure the first half is engaging…

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  A Different Man 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 02 Feb 2025

  I was pleasantly surprised by this film. It definitely could have been a very problematic take on disability, but it ended up being so self aware it was hard to find any problems with the way the whole story was depicted. Once I caught on to the slightly absurd tone of it, I genuinely enjoyed finding out where it was going. Sebastian Stan did an incredible job playing a man torn between being comfortable in his own skin and allowing…