Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Toxic Avenger Part II 1989

  ★★★ Watched 22 Feb 2025

  Taught me more about Japanese culture than Tokyo Story.

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  Nothing but Trouble 1991

  ★★ Watched 31 Jan 2025

  Should have been way funnier, but one whole star goes to John Candy in drag.

Popular reviews

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  Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square 2020

  ★★★★★ Watched 22 Nov 2020

  Oscars Executive #1: What are we going to do about the Oscars this year?

  Oscars Executive #2: Because of the pandemic?

  Oscars Executive #1: No, because of Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square. It’s just... too good.

  Oscars Executive #2: My God, you’re right.

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  Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice 2019

  ★★★★½ Watched 26 Apr 2019 1

  Linda Ronstadt is a national treasure and this documentary does a great job of showing you why. It takes you through her long, multi-genred career using archival interviews (and current-day interviews with industry friends) to seemlessly guide the proceedings. I am familiar with the many stages of her career and I listen to her albums endlessly but it’s astounding to watch her (or hear her) go from folk ingenue to rock star to operetta leading lady to standards singer to…