Favorite films

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  Downfall 2004

  ★★★★½ Watched 19 Mar 2025

  I found this to be an extremely well-crafted telling of this fascinating and haunting story. Top-notch production design and cinematography, and really impressively made the complicated plot, physical geography and cast of characters understandable.

  To criticize this for 'humanizing' Hitler and other Nazis I think is ridiculous, of course they were human and ignoring that fact won't help stop similar atrocities in the future. I understand that for narrative reasons they wanted to make some of the Nazi figures more…

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  Black Bag 2025

  ★★★★ Watched 15 Mar 2025

  James Bond but for wife guys

  Fun, stylish and unique spy story with a tight runtime. Really doesn't hold your hand, which I loved, but if you see it make sure you're not too sleepy and be ready to buckle in. I liked it most when it was focusing on the character relationships; the couple of scenes that had futuristic spy tech felt out of place to me.

  I didn't find think the ending entirely made sense, at least compared…

Popular reviews

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  Hundreds of Beavers 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 18 Apr 2024

  The first third felt slow to me but once the groundwork was laid and the bits became increasingly high-concept it was hilarious. Super creative visual style, really fun.

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  Enchanted 2007

  ★★★½ Watched 14 Dec 2024

  It cracks me up, and Amy Adams is great. It's more of a kids' movie than I remember (since seeing it as a kid), and I find the third act a bit of a snooze. But wholesome fun.

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