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Recent reviews

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  The Master 2012

  ★★★★ Rewatched 08 Mar 2025

  I like Kools. Minty flavor. 🚬

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  The Conversation 1974

  ★★★★ Rewatched 06 Mar 2025

  They just don’t make ‘em like they use to. 

  If I could pick a period of film to have started my career in, it would probably be the 70s. The freedom in filmmaking back then seemed like a dream: hardly any censorship, stories featured gritty realism, strong social commentary; there was less focus on studio control, instead films were driven by director authorship. Now? It pains me, and I’ve noticed (and felt) the shift in my almost 20 year career…

Popular reviews

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  Dammi 2023

  ★★ Watched 13 Jul 2024

  Polished like an ad, cringe like a pretentious student film, despite Riz’s rizz.

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  Bread & Roses 2023

  Watched 24 Nov 2024

  PGA: “For Your Consideration” Screener
  
  It’s said that between 1950 and the early 1970’s, at least 230 Afghans lawfully entered the United States, many of which were students who had been granted scholarships to American universities. My father was one of those students; having earned his BSE from Kabul University, who’s program was a branch of Purdue University, he then sought his masters in Northwestern Europe and completed his MBA in the United States - all of his education earned…