Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Ragtime 1981

  ★★★ Watched 17 Mar 2025

  Reminded me of the flashback scenes in The Godfather Part II, just more boring. It probably didn’t help either that I know of the musical very well. I think a musical film adaptation of Ragtime would be incredible. Also, for me Elizabeth McGovern was awful here - I felt she gave no real characterization of Nesbit. She might as well have been playing her character in Ordinary People, just in period costumes. 

  Part of Jay's Journey Through the Oscars

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  Mother 2009

  ★★★★½ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  Bong Joon Ho is MOTHER. Holy fuck!

Popular reviews

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  Anora 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 17 Dec 2024

  Ani, you're a fucking winner - don't let these bitch ass p*ssies get you down. This movie was fun as hell!

  Part of Jay's Journey Through the Oscars

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  Queer 2024

  ★★ Watched 14 Dec 2024 2

  I reeeeally should have been stoned while watching this. And yes, most of the surrealism didn’t connect with me, but also - it was so very boring! Why?? Even with that unhinged Chapter 3 where all of a sudden Daniel Craig is Indiana Jones, it was still dull and slow. I mean, as per usual Luca makes a beautiful looking film, but ugh. At least Drew Starkey looked so pretty.