Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The New World 2005

  ★★★★ Rewatched 05 Jul 2024

  Extended cut

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  Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979

  ★★★ Watched 31 Mar 2024

  This movie is pretty good when it’s not too busy being self-absorbed in its own special effects. The narrative becomes more interesting as it evolves, and the conclusion is great and prescient today.

Popular reviews

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  The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014

  ★★½ Watched 19 Apr 2015 2

  Crude and not nearly as funny as it thinks it is. Some memorable scenes and performances, but there's not a likable character to be found here.

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  Gone Girl 2014

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 24 Jan 2015

  "Gone Girl" is a particularly interesting film to me because as intriguing and twisty as the main narrative is, the underlying message thematically may be even more fascinating to think about. Is it any wonder that David Fincher was the go to man for directing adaptations of two of the best-selling thriller novels of the past decade? The man has this kind of film down to a science. Not that it's boring mind you, but you always know it's him…