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Recent reviews

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  Okja 2017

  ★★★½ Watched 19 Mar 2025

  So much of this movie was heavy-handed. And I don’t think that it’s necessarily a bad thing—- but it gives this movie a definitely flavor that can’t be ignored. 

  “Okja” captured how powerless we are in the face of avarice. But peering into this selfish, swollen dystopia made me sick. I didn’t cry, but my soul feels wrinkled. I will never watch this movie again

  I love you, Jake Gyllenhaal.

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  Your Place or Mine 2023

  ★★ Watched 16 Mar 2025 3

  There is a LOT to dislike here—- but I had a good time. The script is RIGHT out of 2006 (Ashton included).  But I also laughed out loud. So many on-the-nose jokes—-

  But I resonated with many of the core values/issues. 

  I just call ‘em as I see ‘em. Should have been 15 minutes shorter AT LEAST.

Popular reviews

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  We Live in Time 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 03 Mar 2025

  What the hell

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  The Holiday 2006

  ★★★½ Watched 10 Dec 2024 1

  This movie succeeds DESPITE Cameron Diaz's wacko performance. Maybe some people find her unhinged outbursts as endearing or believable, but I canNOT understand what Jude Law sees in her. She felt like the step mom in "The Parent Trap." But there's a lot to unpack with this movie, so here goes:

  Pros:
  -Cozy.com
  -Jack Black being Jack Black
  -The old man didn't endanger Kate Winslet
  -Kathryn Hahn & John Krasinski
  -Cameron Diaz's outfits

  Cons:
  -Cameron Diaz's outfits
  -Essentially ZERO conflict
  -90%…

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