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Favorite films

  • Little Women
  • The Thin Man
  • Sense and Sensibility
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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  • The Secret of Roan Inish

    ★★★★

  • Intermission

    ★★★

  • Cat People

    ★★★½

  • Wild at Heart

    ★★★

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  • Cat People

    Cat People

    ★★★½

    you're kitten me with this ending...

    If justice were served we would've gotten a 3rd Cat People in 2022, it would've starred Anya and she would've embraced her feline persona and reached inner/outer balance. Instead we got a bad adaptation of Night Bitch.

  • A Little Princess

    A Little Princess

    ★★★★★

    One of the foundational films from my childhood. The mid 90's produced some truly immaculate period pieces and Cuarón certainly treated this story with care. Eleanor Bron brings life and even a moment of pathos to one of the most despicable characters even written. Sets amazing, costumes incredible. Childish storytelling and imagination not discarded as escapist but shown as fortification; nourishment during hardship. Nuance in it's representation of war, if not much questioning of Britain's business in India. Class and…

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  • The Muppet Christmas Carol

    The Muppet Christmas Carol

    ★★★★

    As a costume/historical accuracy snob I'm always impressed by how much The Muppet Christmas Carol got right compared to more serious adaptations 💅🏻

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    ★★★★

    So silly. Everyone is acting at an 11; they really let loose on this one and not to make it too intellectual, but that seems appropriate for its position in the story as a blind peak before a descent.

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