Favorite films

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  Paris, Texas 1984

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 12 Apr 2024

  Revisited one of my all time favs after listening to Wenders on Team Deakins made me realize what a remarkable achievement this film was. The fact that something this perfect was conjured so seemingly off the cuff is a miracle. I love the fact that Wenders had to become a teamster so he could drive himself in the lead of their filmmaking caravan so he could pull over at any point when he saw something he wanted to film. I’m…

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  Killers of the Flower Moon 2023

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 14 Jan 2024

  2nd viewing solidified my feelings that these last 4 features of Scorsese’s, The Wolf of Wall Street, Silence, The Irishman and now this film compile easily the greatest streak of his incredible career if not any other great filmmakers late career.

  My first viewing of this was clouded by impossibly high expectations due to my lifelong love and obsession with Scorsese’s filmography, as well as being blown away by David Grann’s incredible book. Once I realized this was going to…

Popular reviews

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  The Irishman 2019

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 05 Apr 2021

  A year and a half on as all the hype, anticipation and expectation dust has settled what is left standing is one of Scorsese’s finest achievements. While I am most certainly a biased viewer (GoodFellas for me like many is the Rosetta Stone for my obsession with film and filmmaking since I first watched it 22 years ago at the age of 14) I can honestly say this epic has the same re-watchability factor as GoodFellas while  filling a very…

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  She's Gotta Have It 1986

  ★★★½ Watched 08 Jun 2020

  Finally caught up with Spike’s first feature. Really interesting and assured first work. Right from the start Lee is showing stylistic flourishes and themes that will define his career. An Auteur is Born.