Favorite films

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  Self/less 2015

  ★★★ Watched 15 Sep 2020

  Self/less is a very interesting and compelling premise, but the finished film has some weaknesses that keep me from giving it too high of a score. I think the first thing I would change would be the movie's beginning and set-up. If the early character building/establishing scenes with Ben Kingsley were fuller I would have felt more comfortable with the character later, but as it was it felt rushed. Besides general immortality, I didn't appreciate his goal/endgame. It was also…

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  Eye of the Needle 1981

  ★★★ Watched 08 Apr 2020

  Some things about this movie are intriguing and thrilling, while others are laughable and oddly acted and constructed. A fun watch if you're into WWII plots of espionage and secluded lighthouse island settings for half the film. It can be a bit pulpy at times but that might add to the charm.

Popular reviews

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  Biutiful 2010

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 27 Sep 2012 3

  Week 2 of the 2nd Letterboxd Film Festival.

  After this second viewing, Biutiful will remain atop my top films of 2010. I actually was a little hesitant to watch it because lately some films with longer run times have seemed tedious to me. Well, once I got a few scenes into Biutiful I was hooked again. I wasn't just going to watch half and then the other half the next night. The two and a half hours flew by. Something…

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  The Imposter 2012

  ★★★★★ Watched 19 Feb 2013

  The Imposter is such an incredible documentary as it has the following key elements: a compelling real life story, well-acted and stylized reinactments to bring the interviews to life, and delicately crafted editing, sound design, and cinematography. The title character in this story of a con-man who takes the identity of missing children is presented not as an antagonist, but as a character on equal footing with the others who are interviewed - the family members of missing Nicholas, and…