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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 12 Jan 2025 1

  I'm astounded.

  Only vague spoilers below:

  The first sequence of this film culminates in a shot that brought me to tears. The cinematography continues to climb from this point, far and away the best of the year, among the best of the decade. The craftsmanship on display is astounding, as the dedication to every frame mirrors the precision and care that László takes in every aspect of his work as an architect. The score is perfectly utilized, accompanying every moment…

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  Monster 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 26 Nov 2023

  I'm having a difficult time writing a review for what I just watched. (Edit: I have returned to this review to add much more perspective on my own work with children and explain why I see so much value in a film like this. I don't often substantially add to a review, but it took a long time ruminating on the reason this is my favorite of the year to sort out articulating it.)

  To categorize this film is to…

Recent reviews

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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★★ Watched 11 Mar 2025

  A little obvious in its trajectory, but as Eliza pointed out the worldbuilding was excellent. @mattspendley said he thought one of the characters was wasted a bit, which Kyle and I agreed with. Still, a funny and meaningful film. A great follow-up to Parasite for Bong, who I think needed to follow that up with something weird like this.

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  Pisces 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 05 Mar 2025

  This eighth short from the Havurah Short Film Festival tonight was the one that moved me the most. I was reminded of my own sisters who live far away. The art was beautiful. The visual storytelling very good. Eliza was touched to see me cry.

Popular reviews

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  Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022

  ★★★★★ Watched 30 Mar 2022

  I was going to put this at the end of the review, but I thought I would address it first: I wanted to pick this apart. I kept deliberating how I felt about it as I watched it, but as I sit on the 2 train leaving the theater, the more I think about what it accomplished and the more I read what other people have to say about it the more I am convinced that this is a masterpiece.…

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  Barbarian 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 15 Sep 2022 1

  Deftly executed and thematically strong, this is one of the better films about gender, fear, and sexual violence that I have seen. It's inventive, genuinely startling, sympathetic, occasionally funny, and visually well-directed. A great entry into the elevated horror genre!