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  Dune: Part Two 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 06 Oct 2023

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  The French Connection 1971

  ★★★½ Watched 27 Jul 2024

  New York in its ever quickening descent into greed fueled decay and debauchery. New York is a character as much as any in this film, as we explore the hidden trash and ugly underbellies of NY in this crime drama. No one is left unaffected by the decay of this city as even are protagonists are revealed to have questionable morals. No man and no city can accumulate such riches without turning the attentions of other more perverse impulses.

  Brilliant…

Popular reviews

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  Anatomy of a Fall 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 09 Mar 2024

  Striking. Chilling sensation when I started to realize this is lived experience for more than some. Incredibly precise lines drawn between self-confidence, self defense, and self-deception, in this odd triangle of relationship (Father-Mother-Son). Wounded people never respond without some amount of self-defense...Incredibly acted. Slow at points for me. I think you could trim 15-20mins here or there to really tighten up this film. 3.5 stars for me on the first watch.

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  A Quiet Place: Day One 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 13 Jul 2024

  Honestly, I liked this story quite a bit. Yes, pretty cheesy monsters. Yes pretty predictable jump scares and deaths. But on the other hand some wonderful acting, some very human threads. I'm a sucker for a thriller. Getting to see the difficulty and bravery of choices when humanity is pushed to the brink.

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