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  Encounters at the End of the World 2007

  ★★★★ Watched 13 Mar 2025

  If I had been sold a narrative of Antarctica as a pristine land and was faced with the reality of McMurdo as a grim mining town adjacent settlement, I would be upset too.

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  Conclave 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 06 Mar 2025

  Great music for a political thriller about old Catholic men being sad and yelling at each other. Very dramatic twists and turns. Red is a good color for the camera. They must have really liked the look and frame of the doors.

Popular reviews

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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 18 Jan 2025

  Felt like a very literary movie. If it were a novel, it'd be 800 pages and be required reading in high school.

  There is a lot to appreciate about the cinematography, which is evident just from the trailer, but I also want to highlight the sound design as especially well done. Everything was very well done. Great use of framing and focus to show character perspectives. The movie is full of little details that flesh out the story and characters.…

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  The Last Emperor 1987

  ★★★½ Watched 21 Sep 2024

  I don't think it needed the toe sucking scene, but it was well shot.

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