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  Flow 2024

  Watched 08 Dec 2024

  in a time when modern animation has been at least somewhat visually revitalized, it’s telling that the most effective animated film of the year foregoes dialogue completely.

  the issue with the Spiderverse-ification of animation is that it leans hard on high-octane, nonstop ADHD wacky silly antics and screaming cartoon characters. Flow couldn’t be further in the opposite direction, and yet the children in my showing were fully engaged from start to finish.

  comparisons to Fumito Ueda’s work are spot on, but Flow…

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  Anora 2024

  Watched 10 Nov 2024

  Anora is the rarest kind of movie; one that swings for a full range of emotions and hits them all out of the park. it’s lively, tense, thought-provoking, fun, complex, shocking, and hilarious. oftentimes all at once. it reminds me a lot of Boogie Nights in that way. 

  the performances are all stellar, Mikey Madison being the standout. the script doesn’t over explain Anora’s internal thoughts and feelings because it doesn’t need to. Ani feels like a fully fleshed out person…

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  Cure 1997

  Watched 19 Mar 2025 1

  i generally try to avoid superlatives but this is the most psychologically terrifying film i’ve ever seen. 

  Cure is a reminder of how powerful this medium can be. i’ve genuinely never been more affected by horror.

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  Challengers 2024

  Rewatched 10 Mar 2025

  i feared that Challengers wouldn’t hold up at home compared to the theater experience, but i’m happy to report that it’s a stone cold masterpiece. 

  the story may not be for everyone, but the filmmaking is undeniable. the direction, editing, story structure, character dynamics and everything else is so precise and intentional. not to mention the all time greatest score of its kind. 

  purely electrifying.

Popular reviews

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  Dune: Part Two 2024

  Watched 03 Mar 2024 2

  reading all of Frank Herbert’s Dune books gives you a sort of spice-like prescience for how Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation will go. never exactly as you expect, but perfectly fits the vision. 

  in my opinion every change made to fit the screen was a positive one, with the focus on and changes to Chani being my favorite. her relationship with Paul is explored in greater detail and with more nuance than as i remember it in the book. 

  while not exceptionally emotionally…

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  Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024

  Watched 23 May 2024

  let’s make one thing clear; this is not a movie. Furiosa is a 5 episode miniseries, straight up. 

  i’m not sure if George Miller is still in a short story anthology mood after Three Thousand Years of Longing or if this was originally planned as a mini-series, but that’s what this is.

  it’s a good miniseries - one with the artistry and production value of a George Miller film - but if you go into it expecting a movie you may be…