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  300 2006

  ★★½ Watched 03 Dec 2024

  Meet The Spartans

  The Spartan King, Leonidas, must battle the overwhelming army of the Persian Empire with 300 soldiers.

  I’m half and half with this one. Half of it is a very fun time with very nice visuals, and the other half is not a very well done story full of historical inaccuracies, propaganda, xenophobia, racism, as well as eugenics. Even so, it’s quite a feat to make a homosexual film without a single homosexual kiss. This is pretty fun, but I’m afraid it’s fun does not significantly outweigh its problems for me.

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  The First Omen 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 30 Nov 2024

  First Reformed

  Margaret, a young American woman, travels to Rome so that she can become a catholic nun. Although, all is not as it seems.

  Wow what a surprise! Excellent film and genuinely scared me! The holding of tension is so expertly done it should be considered cruel and unusual punishment for audiences. Truly a nightmarish experience, felt like I was holding my breath for the entire two hours. There is one scene that identically expresses the feeling of a…

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  Coup de Chance 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 30 Apr 2024

  Coup de Grâce

  The story : In Paris, Fanny is a woman who, after a particularly bad break up, is saved from herself by a man named Jean. Jean, who is not the man he advertises himself to be (no one knows his work and how he’s so wealthy), is possessive and controlling but charming and generous to Fanny. Fanny loves Jean but feels more like an accessory to Jean’s lavish lifestyle and it is in this setup she reunites…

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  Big Boys 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 13 Sep 2024

  Big Fish

  During a family camping trip, 14 year old Jamie develops a crush on his cousin’s boyfriend. 

  This is one of the most intelligent and maturely done films centered on a teenager I’ve seen from western cinema. Really surprised me with how much was understood by not only the filmmakers but the actors as well. A simple experience that really develops in beautiful ways. Innocence in western cinema is typically portrayed in a caricaturistic way and here it feels…

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