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  Killers of the Flower Moon 2023

  ★★★ Watched 04 Nov 2023

  This movie really dragged on...for how long it was, I didn't feel very emotionally invested in any of the characters, so by the end, I was just watching a bunch of random stuff happen, hoping for the story to wrap up.

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  In the Mood for Love 2000

  ★★★½ Watched 02 Dec 2023

  Soooo pretty but I was too smooth-brained to really follow the plot, I didn't get it fully until I Googled and read some stuff on Wikipedia after :( maybe I'll like it more on a second watch?

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  First Cow 2019

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  The Matrix Reloaded 2003

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