Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Anora 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 26 Mar 2025

  Madison deserved her Oscar. It's as much a comedy, as it is drama (and tragedy, for that matter).
  There are some beautiful shots of Anora that reappear at the precise time
  So if ever someone earned trophy's for editing, screenplay, and directing, Sean Baker was a good choice. Is it the Best Picture? Perhaps, but I was more blown away by Dune 2 and Civil War (and have yet to see The Brutalist). However Anora does feel like a 70s type film- I kept thinking Klute or The Long Goodbye, at least in tone.

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  Phantom of Chinatown 1940

  ★★ Watched 15 Mar 2025

  Forget it, Wong...it's Chinatown.

  A perfect example where casting racially appropriate characters, doesn't always lead to better movies. I miss Karloff's Wong. That sounded less dirty in my head.

Popular reviews

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  Should Married Men Go Home? 1928

  ★★★½ Watched 01 Mar 2021

  Classic silent era Laurel & Hardy short featuring the boys playing golf that eventually becomes the mud fight at Woodstock 99.
  Great slapstick, physical comedy by the genius Stan Laurel.

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  The Clovehitch Killer 2018

  ★★★ Watched 11 Dec 2020

  It's hard to "like" such an ultimately fatalistic movie but there is genuine tension built up throughout and though the reveal is a bit worn it does work.
  The resolution felt flat which would have made this thriller much better.