Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  New Life 2023

  ★★★★ Rewatched 21 Mar 2025

  “I just wanted to see the world.”

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  High Fidelity 2000

  ★★★★★ Watched 08 Mar 2025

  I loved this film so much! The musical references, the music itself, how it showcases Chicago (my hometown and current location), the record shop scenes, the fact that John Cusack is originally from Evanston (just north of Chicago), and the fact that Rob’s hair is FUCKING PERFECT in every scene, even in bed! Don’t believe me? Just look at the poster. This movie is as much about his hair as it is about the music. The quintessential cool guy, that’s Rob Gordon.

Popular reviews

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  Pacifiction 2022

  ½ Watched 22 Oct 2022

  2 hours and 45 minutes of… nothing.

  I saw this failure of a film at the Chicago International Film Festival last night. I’ve seen at least 15 films so far, and people have clapped at the end of every single one of them - but not this one, and I was not surprised at all. It was especially ironic because, when presenting the film, a CIFF programmer (who also watched it with us) proudly announced that this was his favorite…

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  The Fabelmans 2022

  ★★★★★ Watched 16 Nov 2022

  “Movies are dreams that never end.”

  This is the dream I needed right now. ♥️🎥🎞️