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  • Boys State

    ★★★★★

  • High Life

  • Jawline

    ★★★★½

  • First Man

    ★★★½

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  • Boys State

    Boys State

    ★★★★★

    I can’t recommend this enough. Even if you can’t relate to going to Boys State, the story it tells is so poignant and insightful of how human nature plays into politics through the lens of teenage boys in Texas. It’s cringy, frightening, wildly dramatic, and yet left me hopeful that there are good and powerful voices in Gen Z leading the future of our political system. It also It won the grand jury prize and Sundance this year.

  • Jawline

    Jawline

    ★★★★½

    It’s not cynical, but skeptical of the social media era.

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  • First Reformed

    First Reformed

    ★★★★½

    I’ll be the first to say this movie will not sit well for most viewers. It is an unconventional spiritual and contemplative drama, far from blockbuster entertainment and more poetry than prose. I can’t stop thinking about it. 

    - the minimalist cinematography and score were haunting. It’s shot more like a horror movie, despite not being in the horror genre
    - Ethan Hawk is so good. I’m glad the acting is understated. 
    - it paints an interesting picture of the…