Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Down in the Valley 2005

  ★★★★ Watched 01 Mar 2025

  Me, going into this movie completely cold:
  “I LOVE THIS MOVIE I LOVE THIS MOVIE I LOVE THIS MOVIE“
  [redacted moment happens]
  “WHAT THE F*CK??!!!”

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  Lee 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 06 Jan 2025

  I can’t believe how fast this film went by. I have a hard time watching war films, but I could’ve watched another hour of this. That’s the magic of Kate Winslet. I could watch her as Lee Miller all day. I read more about Lee Miller’s life after this viewing and felt like we could have heard about much, much more of her early life. I mean, she was painted by Picasso?!

Popular reviews

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  My Octopus Teacher 2020

  ★★★★★ Watched 21 Sep 2020

  Ok, MY OCTOPUS TEACHER is the best film of 2020. Seriously sitting here bawling over a mollusk.

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  Dances with Wolves 1990

  ★★★★★ Watched 21 Aug 2013

  I don't know how exactly, but when this movie ended, I felt like I'd gone through some kind of great life-change. I'd never seen "Dances With Wolves" in its entirety for whatever reason. A trip to Deadwood and the surrounding area really made me want to see this. It kind of left me speechless. I watched the extended edition, which is 5 minutes short of 4 hours. It never once felt like it wore out its welcome. I think I…