Nick Bates

Nick Bates

“My boy’s wicked smart.” — Morgan

Favorite films

  • Good Will Hunting
  • Past Lives
  • Whiplash
  • The Truman Show

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  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

    ★½

  • L.A. Confidential

    ★★★½

  • The Sound of Music

    ★★★★

  • Singin' in the Rain

    ★★★★★

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  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

    Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

    ★½

    Simone definitely knows how to please a chipette

  • L.A. Confidential

    L.A. Confidential

    ★★★½

    Wasn’t as taken with this as I hoped to be. Lowkey every other LA-based crime movie clears — Heat, Nice Guys, Training Day, Pulp Fiction, etc. At least I got to see Kevin Spacey die

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  • Good Will Hunting

    Good Will Hunting

    ★★★★★

    Realized I’ve never actually written a review for this masterpiece. This film was perhaps the most transformative and impactful piece of cinema in my life, coming to me at a very challenging time in my youth. While there’s many themes to be discussed, I believe the most poignant is how well this film teaches empathy. To see beyond a hard exterior, as a celebration of human potential and the bravery that it takes to confront one’s past. Sean’s gentle persistence…

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

    ★★★★★

    A level of warmth and authenticity that cinema rarely achieves

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