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  Call Me by Your Name 2017

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  my memories of this movie are sort of blended with my actual memories of a very hot summer and my first trip to italy (not wherever this film is set, but florence; I still had “dream of scipio” stuck in my head the entire time). I ate nearly nothing, which added to the sense of being half-awake half-asleep that I felt as a result of the heat and led to my memories of italy being as dreamlike as the atmosphere…

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  Conclave 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 10 Feb 2025

  I just wish it were longer :(

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  The Many Saints of Newark 2021

  ★★★ Watched 02 Nov 2024

  It had potential for so much more—the casting was brilliant and they all did great when it came to learning the quirks, intonations and mannerisms of each of the previously-known Soprano characters. I would’ve watched twelve hours of Michael Gandolfini as Tony ;(

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  Pearl 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 28 Sep 2024

  I was underwhelmed by it! and I was distracted by details in the set design and costuming that seemed anachronistic (maybe it’s the technicolour presenting a vision of the past that we’re not used to; maybe it’s the hip hugging dungarees in 1918).

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