Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Kiki's Delivery Service 1989

  ★★★★½ Watched 10 Mar 2025

  I would die for Jiji!

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  Wicked 2024

  ★★★ Watched 25 Feb 2025

  Pleasantly surprised that the cinematography wasn't as bad as I had been led to believe. Maybe the 4K Blu-ray grading is an improvement over the theatrical release.

  Still, it flagrantly flaunts one of my cardinal bugaboos about filmmaking. You need to earn a >100 minute runtime with conpelling storytelling and characterization. You need a good reason to exceed a 120-minute runtime. And you need a damn good reason to exceed a 140-minute runtime.

  This felt simultaneously overlong and incredibly rushed, like 1/3 of the character development happened off screen inexplicably.

  Good songs and committed performances from both leads.