Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Duck, You Sucker 1971

  ★★★★★ Watched 23 Dec 2024

  Underrated on all levels. A shame that it's not as seen or talked about as his other movies.

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  I Saw the TV Glow 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 20 Dec 2024

  I found the ending to be extremely powerful and moving.

  I did not enjoy most of the movie. Didn't enjoy the performances (except Justin Smith, he was fantastic). Didn't enjoy some of the writing or poetry. And I generally dislike slow cinema unless it's by Tarkovsky.

  HOWEVER... I was totally roped in by the story. And even though I found it a drag to watch... the ending made up for it.

  Extremely depressing in the same vein as "Synecdoche, New York" or "I'm Thinking of Ending Things".

Popular reviews

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  Thief 1981

  ★★★★½ Watched 23 Jul 2020

  A masterclass on Cool. The movie is extremely stylistic and still manages to keep you hooked with a story that's not just about jewel heists. The subtext (to me) is about the battle for individualism and the nature of succumbing to a normal life versus being committed to your work.

  This is where "Drive", "GTA", and I think even "Uncut Gems" owe a lot of their style and structure to. Even though the film is older than the mentioned successors, it really feels like a more nuanced story with smarter allegories to ponder about.

  Stellar soundtrack too, wow.

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  Tenet 2020

  ★★★½ Watched 20 Sep 2020

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