Recent reviews

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  The Last Showgirl 2024

  ★★ Watched 10 Jan 2025

  What Vegas resident in the history of the city hangs out underneath sparkling lights like that night after night?

  As someone who grew up in Las Vegas, I was PUMPED to see this film. Everything about it. A Coppola as director, the return of Anderson, Curtis, Song, Bautista, Shipka.....

  But then I quickly realized most of the budget seemed to have been blown on the cast and no thought put into the soul of the city. This movie did Vegas…

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  The Taste of Things 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 03 Jan 2025

  Gorgeously slow cinema that is a grand love letter to cuisine and the act of serving.

  *SPOILERS*
  Act 3 could have been cut completely or just really condensed down and I personally would have found it a more engaging film in line with its more experimental nature. As in, the romanticism of its pace doesn’t work for me once Eugenie passes. Suddenly it all feels self indulgent, because it’s no longer passion done for the other. Overall though, a film I think changes the landscape of what’s possible and masterful in storytelling.

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  Nosferatu 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 Jan 2025

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  Dredd 2012

  ★★★½ Watched 01 Jan 2025

  This flick fucks. Loud and hard. If we got more comic book movies in this vein, well the world would be a better place. Unlike Megacity One.

  Garland's unofficial directorial project is a thrilling action ride that fought for hints of nuance. This movie is brutal, surreal, and has a glimmer of that ineffable human soul no matter how dire the circumstance. The characters all feel like they have a depth that was fought for by Garland's writing in the…