Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Road House 1989

  ★★ Watched 18 Mar 2020

  Why didn’t anyone tell me that Sam Elliott was so hot?

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  First Reformed 2017

  ★★½ Watched 07 Nov 2018

  I wish I saw the movie everyone else seemed to. Loved the performances all around but was just bored to tears and not invested at all.

Popular reviews

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  Mommy 2014

  ★★★★★ Watched 20 Apr 2016

  tarring Dolan regulars, Anne Dorval and Suzanne Clement, Mommy tells the story of Steve (Antoine-Olivier Pilon), a rebellious, possibly dangerous teenager who after nearly killing a boy at some kind of boarding school is discharged to the care of his mother, Die (Dorval). They both befriend their neighbor, Kyla (Clement), a former teacher who has developed a condition where she is unable to speak without a debilitating stutter. The film begins with an epigraph telling us that the film is…

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  Cabaret 1972

  ★★★★ Added

  Like so many of my favorite musicals (Singin' in the Rain, Hedwig and The Angry Inch), Cabaret is the perfect musical for people who hate musicals. In Cabaret, all of the musical numbers are on stage or in a natural setting, and none of the characters suddenly burst into song. Directed by the great Bob Fosse (see All that Jazz right now... I will wait...) and staring Liza "with a Z", this movie tells the story of Sally Bowles, a…

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