Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Apple Cider Vinegar 2025

  ★★★½ Watched 20 Mar 2025

  Disturbing. Innovative. Overwhelming. Engrossing. Depressing. Horrific. Raw. Stomach-dropping.

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  Rogue Agent 2022

  ★★★ Watched 16 Feb 2025

  Disclaimer: a drama, not an action movie like the file sounds

  Unfortunately the trigger warning is a spoiler so I’ll mark it as such, but I wish I’d had this warning so I could avoid this movie.

  Execution: 4 stars
  Enjoyment: 2 stars

  Trigger warning: brainwashing, Stockholm syndrome, gaslighting and manipulation

  See also: “Bad Education”

Popular reviews

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  Hit & Run 2012

  ★★★★ Watched 27 Mar 2020

  This is the kind of movie that I like, but I know other people won’t like. It’s not excessively exciting or entertaining, but it contains the kind of dialogue and interactions that make you feel like you’re inside of a world instead of just viewing it.

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  Straight Up 2019

  ★★★½ Watched 07 Aug 2020 1

  Irreverent, original, quirky.

  I liked the female character a lot but couldn’t quite engage with the male character, especially after the icky virginity scene. That is, until I caught their chemistry and banter. I love any romcom that explores more than just physical chemistry between characters, specifically with an extra helping of engaging dialogue. I thoroughly enjoyed Rory’s “conversations” with her mother and wish that could have been explored further. I liked how the movie also (somewhat messily) explored sexual identity…