Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  True Grit 2010

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 28 May 2021

  Eleven years after, still the finest moment of Roger Deakins’ lighting and shooting life. And still a top three Coen movie in my eyes. The best Western since Unforgiven. Is there a shot in this movie that isn’t just absolutely perfect? A line out of place? An edit off rhythm? The music might be the least best part, and even that has a strong central motif that flows through the movie and peaks precisely when it needs to.

  Perfect movies are rare creatures, and the Coens have more than a fair share of them in their stable. But this one, it’s a prize among prizes.

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  Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets 1971

  ★★★★★ Watched 07 Feb 2021

  A Godardian take on the civil unrest of the 60s in Japan, at times kaleidoscopic, at times woven with a documentarian flourish that tricks you into believing this is just a story happened upon, not created from thin air. Filled with the sort of imagery that comes along rarely and is used to such amazing effect even less.

  This might be one of my new favorite movies.

Popular reviews

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  Time Chasers 1994

  Watched 04 Jul 2020

  Ah ha! So it’s bicycles then, eh? We accept your choice of vehicle, en garde!

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  K-On! The Movie 2011

  ★★★★ Watched 06 Jul 2014

  Holy crap, Kyoto Animation, you don't fuck around

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