Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Hundreds of Beavers 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 18 Dec 2024

  great use of snow! the ambition within such tight parameters was the real genius. but also the density of gags! no joke left unturned. maybe this can help bring back dumb comedies.

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  Nosferatu 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 04 Jan 2025

  great creep! swiss? once Von Franz was introduced there wasn’t nearly enough! great use of darkness, candle lit scenes, making the moonlight and snow feel real. the sets were cool but the Von Franz office was under shot. molly said they nailed the 1830s costumes and she would know.

Popular reviews

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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 03 Jan 2025

  spoilers: strange movie, it felt like laszlo was in a place in-between life and death. his waking up constantly and his reoccurring escape from captivity. this movie hit a great balance of exposition and metaphor. visually amazing. the first hour was incredible and emotional. 1st half of a double feature the brutalist / nosferatu. loved the intermission. it gave me time to stretch and think! the bifurcation worked well but the second half didn’t have quite the same effect on me.

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  Civil War 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 19 May 2024

  What this movie does best is put you in the middle of the conflict, both in proximity and time. In our real world today, movies and tv shows come with unlimited episodes and sequels, every backstory is explored and every character developed and then redeveloped. This movie starts in the middle and it ends in the middle. The images were shocking and familiar, and the way they played with the frame, the light, and the speed of the film was…

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