Favorite films

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  The NeverEnding Story 1984

  ★★★ Rewatched 16 Jan 2022

  Alise somehow existed in the 90s without being exposed to this gem of fantasy cinema. (I blame her parents. BORING.) Thus she was spared from soul-crushing swamp scene. No longer!

Recent reviews

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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★★ Watched 15 Mar 2025

  Really OUT-THERE and poignant. It takes big swings with its characters (Ruffalo and Collette are having so much fun and I love it) and I think it pays off. A Bong film through and through.

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  The Beast 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 08 Feb 2025

  Love seeing datamoshing in a feature film. I should get back into it.

Popular reviews

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  Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019

  ½ Watched 21 Dec 2019

  A failure on every level. An exhaustive, burned-out conclusion to an already hollowed-out story line. Let the past die indeed.

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  Sunshine 2007

  ★★★ Rewatched 29 Jun 2015

  The opening shot in Sunshine is truly an image to behold. Clocking in at an impressive 2 minutes and some change, the looming presence of the Sun stirs up a conflicting sense of wonder and foreboding. That dichotomy is what really drives the first half of the film - despite the Sun's immense destructive force, one can't help but gaze in awe.

  Put simply, it's man versus star. Should we, as mankind, sit passively as the laws of the cosmos…