Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Fight Club 1999

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 25 Mar 2025

  Fight Club still rips. This rewatch I found myself way more sympathetic to the narrator losing all of his possessions in the apartment explosion. I particularly enjoy his monologue in the following scene about the sadness of replacing things that you bought thinking “I will never need another version of this thing.” 

  I’ve always thought that they missed the opportunity for one of the best title reveals ever, but it probably would’ve been too gimmicky for a Fincher film. I…

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  The Thin Red Line 1998

  ★★★★ Watched 25 Mar 2025

  A very interesting take on a World War II movie. The film drags near the middle, but overall, I found it thought provoking, exciting, and unique.

Popular reviews

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  Okja 2017

  ★★★½ Watched 09 Mar 2025

  Watched this last night to prep for Mickey 17. I went in blind and had no idea what to expect. Clearly I need to stop putting off this guy’s films, because just like all the others I’ve seen, this is also great. The visual effects had some janky depth perception issues at times, but by and large, I was mostly impressed with how much charm and character they were able to give Okja. Truly excellent creature design. This also features a wonderfully unhinged performance from Jake Gyllenhaal that I loved.

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  The Villainess 2017

  ★★★ Watched 19 Jan 2025

  Really fun and exciting action sequences with great editing and camera movements. I found the character work to be a little weak at times, but it’s made up for with its creative and stylish fight scenes.

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