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Recent reviews

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  Saltburn 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 14 Jan 2024

  Gave Euphoria, CMBYN, Skins, American Psycho, and Sweeney Todd. I wasn’t as mad at it as I thought I would be, and I appreciate the complexity of the main character’s motive. One thing that did go as expected, however: the cinematography was my favorite part. I’m a sucker for scenes that sear into my synapses.

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  Bo Burnham: Inside 2021

  ★★★★★ Watched 13 Nov 2021

  A poignant meditation on the evolution of agoraphobia exasperated by the Stockholm-like ‘comforts’ of quarantine

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  A Quiet Place Part II 2020

  ★★★★ Watched 13 Nov 2021

  Fantastic as far as sequels go, but lacking some of the magic of the first one

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  Midsommar 2019

  ★★★ Watched 13 Nov 2021

  Florence Pugh’s unsettlingly convincing performance was the only redeeming factor of this movie. If the film’s aim was to render its audience physically ill, mission accomplished. It did keep me guessing until the very end, but at what cost?

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