Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself 2020

  ★½ Added

  I really hated this. Not interesting and emotionally manipulative.

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  Martha Marcy May Marlene 2011

  ★★½ Added

  Didn't really work for me. The character acted in a way that was very hard to believe given that she lived a totally normal life into adulthood and was only in the cult for two years. I didn't feel any sense of closure. I just felt nothing.

Popular reviews

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  Marie Antoinette 2006

  ★★★★★ Added 2

  This is Sofia Coppola's best film, and her most misunderstood. It was famously booed at Cannes; and even Sofia Coppola's fans tend to rank this lower than many of her other films. I can't help but to ask why. As a Sofia Coppola fan myself, I wonder what it is about this film that falls short of any of her others. I can tell you what doesn't fall short: the costume design, the marvelous production design (can it get better…

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  Under the Skin 2013

  ★★★★ Added

  A totally unique piece of filmmaking. Through the lens of something inhuman, we get a really profound look into the full range of human nature. The killer score and incredible visuals really stood out to me, along with the fact that this film tells an interesting and emotionally resonant story with minimal dialogue. Scarlett Johansson is just perfect in this role, and I am so happy that someone with her fame and clout did something really out there like this.…