Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Lighthouse 2019

  ½ Watched 22 Jan 2025 10

  I liked Stalker more than this… that says a lot. During my viewing of Lighthouse, I was reflecting which things I did appreciate about Tarkovsky’s feature.

  The link below is a true review of Lighthouse, and I wish I had authored it myself.

  A review of The Lighthouse by esther on Letterboxd boxd.it/QLRKD

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  It's What's Inside 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 03 Jan 2025 3

  This is an excellent movie to watch with a group of people. The piece incorporates a variety of devices: comedy, confusion, mystery, drama, angst, thrill, disgust, and sexuality. Those items are commonly discussed when a group of people get together.

  The ingenuity of the script is fastening a parallel. An audience on the outside has a unifying experience watching the sequence of events for the film’s characters. The characters in the movie are unified by living out the story. The…

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  Stalker 1979

  ½ Watched 08 Apr 2024 9

  I didn't get it. I still don't get it. I have never wanted a movie to end faster than this one. I just didn't find one thing for this movie to entertain me or even appreciate.

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  The Batman 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 06 May 2023 4

  This may have been the best movie night of my life. This is not my favorite movie I have ever seen, but the dimensions related to the experience of that movie night were compoundingly superb. I knew I was going to have a free evening that Saturday night, the day before. I was set on watching a movie with a long runtime because finding the availability in the schedule for that is no small order. I was incredibly intentional and…

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