Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Spartacus 1960

  ★★★★½ Watched 12 Feb 2022

  Were all the post-Spartacus attempts to portray Roman culture copies of Kubrick's? I have no idea, but I would believe it.

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  The Seventh Seal 1957

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 05 Feb 2021

  Watching this a second time, I'm struck by how much is packed into this film. There's no shot or line that isn't serving a very specific purpose - either moving the story forward or pondering the biggest questions of existence. Nearly every scene seems to display a commentary on life or contemplates a philosophical question.

  Some theories about the characters in this film:
  - Block is the thinking man, the philosopher. he is journeying through life, which happens to be…

Popular reviews

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  Uncut Gems 2019

  ★½ Watched 01 Dec 2020

  A compulsive gambler gets what's coming to him. Plus Kevin Garnett.

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  Andrei Rublev 1966

  ★★★★★ Watched 30 Nov 2020

  One of the best use of sounds I have ever experienced.

  It is a true epic, covering complex moral debates, told with Russian rain, dirt and mud.

  And clay, of course. (The Bell was my favorite.)