Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Manchester by the Sea 2016

  ★★★★ Watched 21 Mar 2025

  Thoroughly upsetting

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  Past Lives 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 20 Mar 2025

  Didn't cry 👍

Popular reviews

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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★½ Watched 11 Mar 2025

  Like a bad SNL skit doing a trump impression for the thousandth time—on the nose and underdeveloped. Just because it aligns with my/your political leanings doesn't mean it's good art.

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  Minari 2020

  Watched 02 Jan 2025

  “Minari” made me reflect on the innocence and honesty of a child, and the rawness of an interaction within a family. You feel every bit of its truthful essence, no matter how sheathed, and strangely its authenticity exists as a result of its subtle performances. Jacob’s home is fractured yet beautiful, and entirely mendable; this is even taken to very literal imagery. His ambitions are short-sighted but believably sincere, and in this film’s humanity, I find myself sitting in the…

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