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  Rush 2013

  ★★★★ Watched 21 Mar 2025

  the last half of this was kind of excellent fun. what’s a good rivalry if it doesn’t bring out both your worst and your best. employs a lot of cliche tropes, but i can overlook it if i’m having a good time. excellent work from hans zimmer, i have to say.

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  Shrek 2 2004

  Rewatched 26 Feb 2025

  perfect movie no notes

Popular reviews

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  Conclave 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 28 Nov 2024

  this sure has its bits and pieces of irony but more than anything i found it to be very sharp and sincere, both in the exploration of struggle with faith in general, but also trust in ourselves and each other. the constant ghost of uncertainty haunting the narrative, just as the late pope is. i also found this to be gorgeously shot (altho i cant claim to know much about that). i enjoyed the ending, although i wish lawrence’s struggle…

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  Nosferatu 2024

  ★★★ Watched 12 Jan 2025

  i don't know how i feel about this.. it's beautifully-made and well-acted, for sure, but narratively and thematically it just feels a bit too rigid. it's just very devoid of emotion, while simultaneously expressing a lot of it, or at least giving us the impression that it is? both count orlok and willem defoe's characters feel almost cartoonish, to the point that i felt like i was watching two different movies simultaneously. pacing-wise it also felt too long to me.…

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