Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  Lost in Translation 2003

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 04 Apr 2023 3

  It's been almost twenty years since I watched this film, so the time had come to revisit Sofia Coppola's breakthrough auteur feature. I felt that I was previously too young to make a meaningful connection to the subject matter in the story and my suspicions proved to be founded. Upon a second viewing, I saw how transcendent this screenplay is and was pleasantly reminded that it won an Academy award.

  Amongst the existential themes presented, the keynote of finding identity…

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  American Beauty 1999

  ★½ Rewatched 11 Feb 2024

  "This isn't life, it's just stuff!"

  Yawn.

  I hadn't seen American Beauty since its release, but even then, I remember being a thoroughly unimpressed teenager. Hoping to find the significance that garnered so much acclaim for this film, I gave it another shot to find the only significance it possesses is being significantly pretentious.

  This movie is so stupid. It's so excruciatingly stupid.

  I cannot for the life of me figure out how this trite and shallow entry into the…

Recent reviews

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  Night on Earth 1991

  ★★★★ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  I really enjoyed every mini story, but the Roberto Benigni section has me crying laughing.

  Tom Waits🩶

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  Rust and Bone 2012

  ★★★½ Watched 11 Mar 2025

  Well, I'll say this, that was certainly a movie.

  Kind of a strange screenplay, very specific choices made here. And yet, my attention was firmly on the screen. Marion Cotillard on fire in this.

Popular reviews

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  Alien: Romulus 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 18 Aug 2024 5

  Say it with me, people! PRACTICAL 👏 EFFECTS 👏 LOOK 👏 BETTER!

  Holy moly, where to start? I certainly had a blast and I'm glad I saw it on a big screen. I caught myself holding my breath several times and had to gasp for air. Things take a minute to get going, but when they do it's like 0-100. The practical effects and set design, in addition to the sound design, are in the running for best of the…

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  Anora 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 03 Nov 2024

  Wow.

  I've been waiting to see this since it won at Cannes and I heard the unanimous buzz permeating around it. I was mildly concerned that it wouldn't live up to my expectations, but it absolutely did.

  Anora was one of the funnest experiences I've had in a theater with a crowd in a while. Just an absolutely hysterical movie on the surface, and it's funny in a way only Sean Baker could provide because of how authentic it all…