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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★★ Watched 05 Mar 2025

  Mickey 17 is everything I expect from a good Bong Joon Ho film...including a critique of late-stage capitalism, rebuking fascism, jabs at religious dogmatism, and, of course, an unhealthy fixation on the "sauce".

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  Nickel Boys 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 28 Feb 2025

  Easily one of the most unique film experiences you'll see today. Very impressed with the commitment to the experimental filmmaking approach, and how well it's executed. It might be off-putting to some, but the POV perspective is key to the immersion with Nickel Boys. On top of this, there's a compelling narrative that underlies a fairly tight and evenly paced film (though admittedly it felt aimless in a few spots).

  Side note, I'm liking the renaissance that experimental cinema is…

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  Babylon 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 17 Nov 2022

  Pure film spectacle, and beautiful from beginning to end. Hard to be this captivating with a 3+ hour runtime but Chazelle somehow executes it so well. Difficult to even describe Babylon, it just felt like a genre-mosaic...with influences from classics like Chinatown, Pulp Fiction, and even Citizen Kane.

  
  
  

  
  Grateful to TIFF for the advanced screening, please support cinema and see it in-person. The sound and visuals here alone are worth the trip, you'll love every minute of it.

  
  
  

  
  2022 has been a pure contender year, but Babylon is essential viewing in my books...easily in my top 3 for the year🏆⭐.

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  The Shrouds 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 11 Sep 2024

  TIFF 2024: Film #7

  Imagine trying to think of a first date idea and going with a cemetery so you can both stare at your recently deceased wife's grave. Pure genius.

  The Shrouds was one of my top picks for TIFF and it did not disappoint. Felt oddly similar to Cronenberg's Crash in both aesthetic and atmosphere, and made about as much sense. Found this film a bit more subtle than Cronenberg's recent Crimes of the Future though I enjoyed…

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