Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Oppenheimer 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 08 Mar 2025

  This was a fantastic movie that stops a bit short of being one of my favorites.

  First of all, this was an incredible cast. I felt like I knew and liked every actor that delivered a line.

  The 3 hours flew by, there were countless threads and plot lines and each was expertly wrapped up and I left completely satisfied.

  I keep thinking back on various details, characters, and situations but I watched only a few days ago to be…

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  Companion 2025

  ★★★ Watched 05 Feb 2025

  This is a good, fun watch and isn’t trying to be much more than that.

  I enjoyed the handful of twists, especially early on and appreciated the humor interspersed throughout

Popular reviews

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  The Hurt Locker 2008

  ★½ Watched 26 Jan 2025

  Shocked this won Best Picture

  Thought it was tedious and boring with a handful of good scenes. Maybe it was fine and I’m just being too critical because of the Best Picture

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  Presence 2024

  ★★½ Watched 23 Jan 2025

  A very interesting movie but not quite good.

  They did a fantastic job of building the tension for 75% of the movie. At one point I was so unsettled I genuinely considered leaving the theatre. And then all of a sudden it was gone - no tension, no drama, no suspense and finally a tired bow-on-top ending.

  The unique single setting and long shot approach grew on me over the course of the film and I think was hugely successful.…

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