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Favorite films

  • Shutter Island
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • The Godfather
  • Princess Mononoke

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  • The Menu

    ★★★½

  • The Help

    ★★★★

  • The Menu

    ★★★½

  • Emilia Pérez

    ★★★½

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  • The Help

    The Help

    ★★★★

    I cried. That’s all.

  • Emilia Pérez

    Emilia Pérez

    ★★★½

    A drug lord faking his own death to transition—and turning it into a musical—sounds like something that would never come together. But this movie somehow pulls it off. The director, Jacques Audiard, takes a crime thriller, mixes in big emotional ballads, and ends up with a movie that’s actually….gripping. Karla Sofía Gascón is incredible as Emilia, making her transformation feel both larger-than-life and also deeply personal, while Zoe Saldaña plays the exhausted lawyer who gets roped into the whole thing…

  • A Real Pain

    A Real Pain

    ★★★★

    A Real Pain is a movie that nails the chaos of life, turning every little mishap into a darkly funny, sometimes cringe-worthy experience. From what I gathered, it follows two cousins on a trip to discover more about their Jewish heritage. The tone is sharp, swinging between humor and despair, and while the pacing can be a bit uneven, the emotional payoff is real. If you’re looking for a feel-good flick- well, look elsewhere because this isn’t it, but it…

  • The Invention of Lying

    The Invention of Lying

    ★★★½

    The Invention of Lying is that rare breed of film that can make you laugh, think, and occasionally wonder if we’re all living in some kind of weird alternate reality where truth is just a suggestion. Ricky Gervais plays a man in a world where no one can lie, which, given the current state of the internet, might not be the worst thing for humanity. The film's premise is both brilliant and absurd—like if The Truman Show had a love…

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