Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Prestige 2006

  ★★★ Watched 18 Mar 2025

  Rick and Morty The Vat of Acid Episode  > The Prestige

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  Mr. Deeds 2002

  Watched 16 Mar 2025

  I’ll bring the beers

Popular reviews

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  Neil Young: Harvest Time 2022

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 Dec 2022

  This is an exemplary music documentary. It isn’t interested in glamorizing anything about Neil Young, it’s just a window into his world during the making of Harvest. His world was pastoral psychedelia; it was extended jams with his band in a barn; it was of the earth. The movie is a lot of extended jams, scenes showing successive studio takes where they’re trying to find a sound, beautifully composed shots of a legendary rock ensemble playing in a barn. There’s…

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  Lynch: A History 2019

  ★★★★★ Watched 09 Jan 2022

  Phenomenal documentary. Using Marshawn Lynch as a narrative tool to examine race and performance through incredible, artful juxtapositions. (So many 5-10 minute portions could stand alone in contemporary art museums.) The only thing I can think to liken it to is an Adam Curtis documentary —  but honestly I think the lack of narration, the way Shields stitches the story together through nothing but media clips, makes for a much more rewarding experience. As entertaining as it is educational, and a true act of public service that will stick with me for a long time.

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