Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  A Different Man 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 02 Feb 2025

  Great script

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  Nickel Boys 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 20 Jan 2025

  It was gorgeous, yet painful and upsetting. And honestly a little confusing and ineffective at times, from a storytelling perspective. But very powerful, impressive stuff that should be applauded for its ambition and scope. I was pretty thoroughly engrossed most of the time.

Popular reviews

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  West Side Story 2021

  ★★★★★ Watched 31 Dec 2021

  I deeply questioned the need to remake a perfect film, but boy was this worth it. I was so moved and impressed. Great choices. The casting was wonderful, particularly the role of Valentina in place of Doc. It didn’t have the same level of magical realism as the original. The color palette is a much more muted and dirty one, and the acting is more grounded. And I’m here for all of it. They actually speak Spanish!! Imagine that. I…

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  Megalopolis 2024

  ★ Watched 09 Oct 2024

  I can’t believe this man directed The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. What a way to blow $100 million. 

  Often laughably, astoundingly bad—especially in its third act. It did look gorgeous at times. And there’s some things here I’ve never seen before. But that doesn’t make it a good story or a good film. 

  Aubrey Plaza understood the assignment, though. She knew what level of bonkers she was a part of.

  There was an embarrassing amount of bad over-dubbing. 

  I’m just baffled.

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