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  Paddington in Peru 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 07 Mar 2025

  People are saying, this is the worst of the trilogy… All I know is that I was sitting in a theater at a matinee showing shedding tears over an animated bear

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  $ 1971

  ★★★ Watched 07 Mar 2025

  A little convoluted at times. Twice, I had to Google what was going on with the plot, but a fun little heist movie with Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn.

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  Emilia Pérez 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 30 Nov 2024

  I’ll start by saying I completely understand all of the criticisms of this film. And as someone who’s not a member of the trans community or Mexican, I don’t think I’m in any position to tell people who fall into those demographics how to feel.

  The criticism that this film is not a realistic portrayal of what it means to be transgender or the entire country of Mexico is accurate. But, I simply do not think that is the point…

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  Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams 1973

  ★★★ Watched 15 May 2023

  Very uneven film. The first and third acts work really well for me. The second…

  Also, the fact that this film got two acting nominations, and neither of them were for Martin Balsam. Crimes. Just crimes.

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