Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Flow 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 18 Feb 2025

  Movie magic

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  To Live and Die in L.A. 1985

  ★★★★★ Watched 16 Feb 2025

  Epitome of cool

Popular reviews

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  PlayTime 1967

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 30 Aug 2023 2

  Saw at the Alamo Drafthouse theater tonight with Kate. Absolute Joy. I've been lamenting the fact that I missed the Tati movies playing at the AFI Silver theater in 2010 (found out a week after they had played). I honestly never thought I'd get the chance to see any of them on the big screen but I found out about Playtime and scored the last of a handful of tickets and it was everything I could have hoped for and…

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  Monsieur Hulot's Holiday 1953

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 12 Oct 2024 5

  Greatest movie ever made.

  This viewing was the longer theatrical cut. I prefer the more polished version with the better soundtrack but it's still the best.

  My original review:
  I can't think of a movie that hypnotizes me more than Mr. Hulot's Holiday. Some say it's pacing is boring but it's captivating for me and has a profound meaning if you want to see it. The beach vacation locale that is seemingly isolated from the rest of the world, the…