Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Hit Man 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 22 Jun 2024

  A genuinely enjoyable watch, Glen Powell’s take on a philosophy professor notwithstanding.

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  Dark Waters 2019

  ★★★½ Watched 15 May 2024

  Having attended high school in Parkersburg, WV in the early 2010s, this hit close to home in a way few movies ever have. I’m privileged to not have been affected in any significant way by the C-8/PFAS issues in the region (at least as far as I know). But for me as a current law student, this movie invoked both introspection to be wary of ways that power and financial gain can corrupt, and also inspiration to do some good with the privilege of a legal education that I’ve been given.

Popular reviews

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  The Holdovers 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 07 Jan 2024

  Grief transformed into acts of love. Some pretty great acting all around, but special performance from Da’Vine Joy Randolph in particular. You’re not likely to see more emotion in a handshake as you do at the end of this one.

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  Sound of Metal 2019

  ★★★★ Watched 10 Jul 2021

  Loved the ending and completely clear why this won for sound mixing.

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