Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Total Recall 1990

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 26 Feb 2025

  Masterpiece, leftist cinema, amazingly entertaining. Favorite death this rewatch was shackle bolt through the throat.

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  Inland Empire 2006

  ★★★½ Watched 21 Feb 2025

  This Jew is glad to be rid of Polish curses for what is now approaching a century, though I might be haunted by an All-American one, and what's the difference.

Popular reviews

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  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 15 Jan 2025

  Amazing. The schlock we call blockbusters these days could never. Watched the extended version and truly was with it and entranced the whole almost-four-hours. I would have watched the third movie right after if I had it ready to go. Funny, moving, terrifying (when those ladders go up????). Made me feel like a nine year old again. Kings suck glad we've mostly gotten rid of those guys.

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  Anora 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 29 Nov 2024

  Very funny, entertaining, whole middle part with Anora + goons was just excellent. I genuinely had a great time! Some immigrant comedy gold in there. Mikey Madison great, Armenian and Russian goons hilarious.

  But it was just another Sean Baker movie I didn't get when it was all said and done. The ending??? He insists on trying to make profound points about working class characters but falls short, simplifies, and stereotypes every time.