Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Pride & Prejudice 2005

  ★★ Watched 23 Mar 2024

  It took me four nights to finish watching the movie. Not being the biggest fan of Keira Knightley's lower chin didn't help...

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  Barbie 2023

  ★★ Watched 27 Dec 2023

  Political commentary at best, not a movie.

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  Merkel 2022

  ★★ Watched 29 Sep 2023

  Subpar at best. Just a collage of some archival footage and poor execution even at that.

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  The Lives of Others 2006

  ★★★★★ Watched 27 Feb 2023

  As someone who has always been quite interested and well-read about WW2, West and East Germany, the Unification, Stasi, etc; it's surprising that I had not watched Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's masterpiece, The Life of Others, until now. But what a grave mistake that was!

  I was thoroughly captivated by every moment of the film, and Ulrich Mühe's subtle and understated performance was a tour-de-force that resounded long after the credits rolled. It was heartbreaking to discover that he had…