Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Godfather Part II 1974

  ★★★★★ Watched 27 Feb 2025

  Perfection for a second time, the vibes throughout the entire movie are immaculate and solemn, wish every movie was a mafia movie tbh

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  The Godfather 1972

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 22 Feb 2025

  Not much more to say about this that hasn’t been said. Makes me proud to be Italian and glad I named my son Vito

Popular reviews

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  American Beauty 1999

  ★★★★½ Watched 21 Feb 2024

  This is the craziest movie that just works in every way. Loved every second and connected with it more than I should have. Every thread of story in this movie is captivating and all comes together perfectly somehow. Loved Ricky, he was way cooler than he should've been, and Kevin Spacey was also too cool (and literally me).

  The ending message was also something I've been needing reminding of and caused the movie to get another half star rating.

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  I Just Didn't Do It 2007

  ★★★★★ Watched 18 Aug 2023 3

  Stressful and depressing look at the Japanese criminal “justice” system. Follow a man on his way to a job interview on a crowded train only to have a jr high girl say he groped her and have to spend the next year(?) fighting in a court system with a 99.9% conviction rate.

  Super realistic (acting, facts, reactions, setting, etc) and gripping throughout. Yakusho is a baller as always (and has securely taken the place as my favorite actor) and makes…