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  A Star Is Born 1937

  ★★★½ Watched 14 Feb 2025

  Boy was I confused ... I thought I was watching the Judy Garland version of this (thrice!) remade film! But I was not. Maybe I will watch that one next, but this one despite not being so highly recommended perhaps was actually quite good, not bad at all!
  I never expected to be refreshed by a film from 1937. Yet, the gender roles were not as heavy handed as I would have expected from a film of that time... the…

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  Interstellar 2014

  ★★★★ Watched 19 May 2023

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

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  The Boy and the Heron 2023

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 23 Dec 2023

  I've watched this film twice in theaters. I love pretty much everything Miyazaki writes and this was not an exception. I think he continued to excel in one of my favorite hallmarks of his movies, which are characters who at first appears intimidating or put on airs of toughness but turn out to be softies in a way that is so heartwarming and subverts traditional villain arcs in a really satisfying way. While I think this movie is more chaotic…

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  Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019

  ★★★ Watched 05 Jan 2024

  While I enjoyed the quietude and subtlety of this film, I actually did not love the way the romance progressed about halfway through the film and ultimately felt that it was a bit anticlimactic, as it leaned away from a deeper emotional, personality focused aspect, and instead seemed to become suddenly passionate and physical yet silent. I would wish for more conversation between the leads. On the other hand, the movie felt super fresh, freed from typical constraints, leaving little…

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