Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  A Working Man 2025

  ★★ Watched 30 Mar 2025

  I don’t know why Statham and Ayer decided to make this instead of what we really want (a Beekeeper sequel), but even by their generally low standards, this was borderline unwatchable.

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  Paris, Texas 1984

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 27 Mar 2025

  I guess if you are going to finally land a lead role after decades of crushing it as a character actor, you can’t do any better than getting one penned specifically for you by Sam Shepard. 

  This film is just perfect, from Robby Müller’s god-tier cinematography (gorgeously rendered in the new Criterion 4K release) to Nastassja Kinski coming in for one scene at the end to break whatever is left of one’s heart, this is easily my favorite Wim Wender…

Popular reviews

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  The Little Things 2021

  ★½ Watched 15 Jan 2021 43

  Denzel Washington: “Just give me my check”

  Rami Malek: “This is way harder when I can’t lip sync my way through a performance”

  Jared Leto: “I didn’t bathe for over six months, murdered three hamsters and developed a hilarious strut in preparation for this role”

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  Athena 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 22 Sep 2022 13

  Gavras manages to pull off what is easily the best opening shot of 2022 *AND* the worst closing shot of the year. Woof. What a cowardly and treacherous way to drop the ball on the 1 yard line after such an incendiary ride.