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Favorite films

  • Moonlight
  • Whiplash
  • Dead Poets Society
  • The Social Network

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  • Marie Antoinette

    ★★★

  • Stay the Night

  • Persuasion

    ★★½

  • Endings, Beginnings

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  • The Iron Claw

    The Iron Claw

    ★★★★

    What a spectacular film! The horror (?) of it all lies in how Fritz leverages the brothers' desire to make him proud—or so they think—creating fissures in the otherwise incorruptible steel cable bonds between them. From having a "favorite kid" ranking at which discus-throwing Kerry sits at the top or pitting them against each other for competitions, Fritz makes it clear that his "love" for them is directly correlated to how much they can help him attain the elusive heavyweight…

  • Moonlight

    Moonlight

    ★★★★★

    Nearly three years later and I can almost appreciate the pure magic Jenkins, McCraney, and Laxton have created. The wind, the colors, the words, and the chaotic shots mixed with smooth circular shots all work together to tell the unfinished—yet cautiously optimistic—story of Chiron. From Little to Chiron to Black, Jenkins guides us through the complex life of Chiron in the most interesting ways. There are no pounding rap beats or extreme, graphic violence consistent with the modern portrayal of…

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  • Stay the Night

    Stay the Night

    You expect me to believe that that man is a hockey player???

  • Endings, Beginnings

    Endings, Beginnings

    Sebastian?? Jamie?? What are you doing here???

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  • Troy

    Troy

    ★★★

    1. Patroclus?? Cousin??? No. 
    2. Hector was much hotter than Paris
    3. ME AND ALL MY HOMIES WE HATE AGAMEMNON 
    4. Had a really hard time managing my undying love for both Odysseus and Hector 
    5. Brad Pitt looked like Jennifer Anniston

  • Take This Hammer

    Take This Hammer

    “White liberals believe they are missionaries.” 


    San Francisco has changed yet remains the same.