Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Nope 2022

  Rewatched 16 Mar 2025

  God this is such a good rewatch. It’s really really exciting to watch Peele become the filmmaker he is today- he’s going full Kubrick and I’m all here for it.

  So thought-provoking, layered, and legitimately horrifying. Everything involving Jupe is nightmare-inducing.

  There are about 2/3 different stories in here that are kind of mushed together (the cue cards separating each “section” kind of speaks for itself). Wish it was a little more cohesive and we felt more of OJ/Emerald’s journey but I still love it.

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  The Royal Tenenbaums 2001

  Rewatched 14 Mar 2025

  This is the first Wes Anderson movie I’ve rewatched in a while (aside from Rushmore) and his quirkiness suddenly felt overbearing. Maybe it’s the way the style blends with the reality of NYC? Maybe it’s the absurd number of characters we shove in who are introduced by Alec Baldwin?

  
  Whatever, it’s still a really funny movie and moves me to tears by the time it finishes. Gene Hackman was on another level.

Popular reviews

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  Good Time 2017

  ★★★★ Rewatched 11 Aug 2019

  Rating: B+

  Saw it on the Dutch Kills Green in Queens as a part of A24’s Public Access. One of the best viewing experiences I’ve ever had- watching such an NY based movie with the actual smell of the air and the ambience of the movie around you is incredible.

  Visually, this film is outstanding. Its dark without overdoing it, its telephoto shots are never the wrong type of shaky, and the style is impeccable.

  Robert Pattinson and Benny Safdie are…

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  Anora 2024

  Watched 23 Oct 2024

  Sean Baker shoots the fuck out of Brighton Beach & Coney Island. So happy to see that part of Brooklyn get its due.

  I'm happy to say that this feels like Baker's most accomplished work, although I don't think its my personal favorite of his. To me, these characters feel a little less lived-in than those in Florida Project or Red Rocket (but that could because the world of Anora exists in a much different, less relatable tax bracket). The movie still…

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