Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Rumours 2024

  ★½ Watched 07 Mar 2025

  Cate, my love, I ride or die for you but Jesus wept.

  Perhaps it’s that absurdist cinema just isn’t my thing and is in fact the antithesis of “my thing” but this political satire severely lacked ire and frankly backfired yet Cate, I admire.

  wait BARS!

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  Gladiator II 2024

  ★★★ Watched 01 Mar 2025

  He can flood my colosseum for the glory of Rome!

  Oh, my fault.

  Fails to live up to the first but a devilishly hot Paul Mescal, brooding Pedro Pascal, and deliciously cunning Denzel Washington were enough to keep this twink entertained.

  “Rome will fall…I need only give it a push.”

Popular reviews

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  The Father 2020

  ★★★★★ Watched 19 Apr 2021 2

  This is a devastating and stirring film, catapulted by one of the best performances I’ve ever seen and undoubtedly the best performance of the year by Sir Anthony Hopkins as well as a fantastically raw supporting turn by Olivia Colman. The writing is pragmatically sharp, cutting straight to the point and saying so much in so few words; genius screenplay. Every aspect of the film is precisely measured to perfectly heighten the blows of the story; it properly breaks your very…

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  A Quiet Place Part II 2020

  ★★★★ Watched 03 Jun 2021 3

  A thrilling ride from beginning to end with one of the strongest openers of recent memory. Krasinski is definitely a director to keep an eye on, crafting a sequel that not only manages to match the quality of the first one but arguably surpasses it. While maintaining the intimacy that made the first one such a standout, it doubles down and manages to raise the stakes and scope; taking a gamble that pays off. Millicent Simmonds is fantastic and perfectly carries…