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  A Touch of Zen 1971

  ★★★½ Watched 27 Dec 2024

  This film deserves a more in-depth review, but for now, I will just say that I am confused and rather disappointed to have seen a masterfully-told story devolve into nonsense somewhere past midway.

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  Call Me by Your Name 2017

  ★★★★½ Watched 07 Aug 2024

  I am getting to this film late in the game. In certain circles, Call Me by Your Name is severely criticized, usually through citing themes of narcissism and sometimes asserting that it romanticizes abuse. Generally, I’ve been around the block when it comes to fielding representation in media; after watching, I believe that these criticisms are not well-founded and likely steeped from bias approaching the film. In contrast to what I have heard many say, the script is plainly aware of…

Popular reviews

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  Jojo Rabbit 2019

  ★★★★½ Watched 05 May 2022 1

  As a Jew, I find it frustrating when people compare headlines to the rise of belief in the Third Reich or to the Holocaust. Not only since what happened in Germany was not unique—as Nazism is a ubiquitous social disorder all nations are vulnerable to—but also because the sheer magnitude of persecution is inappropriate to compare to most problems. Using us to exemplify how strongly you feel about your politics is callous. Genocide can only be compared to genocide, after…

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  Long Day's Journey into Night 2018

  ★★★★★ Watched 09 Jun 2021

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  All I want to do is talk about this film, but I can’t find the right words to pay it justice. To say that it is vivid, gorgeous, and dream-like is to understate. To say that it is a marvel of technical accomplishment is to understate. To say that it is poetry in motion is to understate. All I can hope for is that others will experience it and feel the same way that I feel. I hope they do.

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