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Recent reviews

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  David Macaulay: Cathedral 1986

  ★★★★ Watched 22 Mar 2025

  It's a (somewhat embellished) historical retelling of the construction of the Notre-Dame de Paris. I love dry PBS documentaries so I've had this on my list for a bit.

  The best part, though, is the crazy amount of work they put into the art direction & hand-drawn animation. Stylistically, it's a bit like the cutscenes in the CD-i Zelda games but with a way bigger budget and played straight.

  They did a great job illustrating all the layers of construction (and…

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  Novocaine 2025

  ★★★ Watched 23 Mar 2025

  Roscoe is how loyal I expect all my online friends to be

Popular reviews

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  Nosferatu 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 28 Dec 2024

  Suffocatingly dark & creepy. The first scenes with Orlok and the ending are really sticking with me. People going on about the boring palette - did you really go into this expecting vivid hues?

  My only mark against (or for?) it is just how referential it all is. It's pretty much Coppola's Dracula mixed really well with Herzog's Nosferatu but with a new visual approach, so there were few surprises for me but Claire really enjoyed it and we had a lot to talk about after.

  Great performances! Lily defied my expectations and I love Skarsgård as a monster actor. He's UNRECOGNIZABLE.

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  Barbarian 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 10 Mar 2025

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