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  • Past Lives
  • The Boy and the Heron
  • Little Women
  • Dune: Part Two

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  • A Real Pain

    ★★★

  • The Boy and the Heron

    ★★★★

  • Deadpool & Wolverine

    ★★★★

  • Inside Out 2

    ★★★½

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  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

    ★★★★½

    “We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won’t allow them to write ‘fuck’ on their airplanes because it’s obscene!”

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  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★

    Dennis has been able to capture the special spirit of the book while leaving those of us who have read it missing the depth in both character development and relationships. Still, Dune is so special and I'm happy this exists.

  • Past Lives

    Past Lives

    ★★★★★

    This broke and healed my heart all in one sitting. So much was said in the silent moments where they were simply just looking at each other. I felt like I was holding my breath the entire movie.

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  • The Promise

    The Promise

    ★★★★★

    This is not a movie review.
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    Imagine most people not knowing what your ethnicity is and/or where your country is located, until the Kardashians came along. Imagine growing up and seeing pictures and hearing stories of your great grandparents surviving a mass brutal massacre that no one was held responsible for. Imagine marching every year on the same day for a cause that's been long forgotten. Imagine seeing the difference between how big your country used to be, and…

  • Whiplash

    Whiplash

    ★★★★★

    "There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job'."

    As an audience, we judge films based on a wide range of things. Was it entertaining? Was it relatable? Was there enough action, drama, comedy? Was there too much of A and not enough of B? I believe this is what also ruins the experience for us (I'm guilty of this too). Just consider how one person can call one film trash, and another will call…