Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Novocaine 2025

  ★★★ Watched 14 Mar 2025

  A good time at the movies

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  Sherlock Holmes 2009

  ★★★½ Rewatched 07 Mar 2025

  Robert Downey Jr brawling in a bare knuckle fight to The Rocky Road to Dublin, is one of my favorite action sequences of all time.

Popular reviews

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  Manchester by the Sea 2016

  ★★★★ Rewatched 27 Feb 2025 1

  Manchester by the Sea is devastating. Sad. Gut-wrenching. And yet, in its own way, comforting.

  The bleak Massachusetts landscape mirrors the film’s grief, yet the waters, the snow—they carry a strange sense of solace. This is an American tragedy, a story of a man haunted by an unimaginable mistake, unable to forgive himself. He goes through the motions, working, taking care of his duties, being there for his nephew—but inside, he’s hollow. You can see it in every glance, every…

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  Her 2013

  ★★★★ Rewatched 11 Feb 2025

  Her is both deeply complex and beautifully simple. At its core, the film is about being human—but what does that mean? The human experience is different for everyone, making it impossible to define in a single way. To be human is complex, yet simple. While each of us is uniquely shaped by our experiences, we all share common emotions. The spectrum of feelings is vast, but they connect us across our differences. To truly feel these emotions, we must live…

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