Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Wizard of Oz 1939

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 02 Mar 2025

  TO WATCH THIS IN A THEATRE!?!? Now THAT’S cinema!

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  Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 05 Dec 2024

  “Elvis exists for some people as a tragic figure. We all know how it ends. 
  
  “When I watch the ‘68 Special, I like to imagine that that was it. He walked off that stage and was happy. Because what you see that night is the one time Elvis Presley decided to be who he wanted to be. For himself.”

Popular reviews

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  A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story 2020

  ★★★ Watched 09 Jul 2022

  Less Prost, more Alonso.

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  Jackie 2016

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 09 Sep 2019

  Everything about Jackie is absolutely flawless. The casting, the score, the costumes, the editing, the cinematography, and of course the screenplay...everything is perfect. I’m still rattled by Natalie Portman’s portrayal of Jackie Kennedy and Peter Sarsgaard’s Robert Kennedy. Both completely embody the character/real person they’re playing. Being such a huge Kennedy fan, such simple things like the accent and mannerisms are pulled off so well it’s like it’s a beautifully shot documentary.

  The original shots they did incorporate into the film…