Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  Synecdoche, New York 2008

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 16 Jan 2022

  We really can't underestimate that this may be the best movie ever made.

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  Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 18 Jul 2021

  I don't know how many times I have to tell you all this, but it's a great movie.

  For 2/3 of this movie, it's just a tried and true Indy flick, more Last Crusade than Temple or Raiders, but people like to harp on a couple of small choices and wonky CGI in that final third when it goes weird...

  I like weird Indy! Who doesn't love Temple of Doom as a kid, a gateway drug to some truly bonkers…

Recent reviews

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  American Gigolo 1980

  ★★★★ Watched 25 Mar 2025

  Doesn't pay to be a hooker with a heart of gold I guess...

  Those last few minutes dampen this from greatness.

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  Amadeus 1984

  ★★★★★ Watched 23 Mar 2025

  Theatrical Cut for the first time? Certainly been since DVD, but this still stands the test of time.

  Forman is able to make the writing of music so damn compelling, while F. Murray is just incredible playing the awe-struck jealous rival.

  So good!

Popular reviews

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  The Wolf of Wall Street 2013

  ★★★★½ Watched 25 Dec 2013

  The Wolf of Wall Street is DiCaprio as good as he’s ever been and Scorsese takes it up a notch to a level we rarely get from him.

  Full Review:
  havingsaidthat.net/film-review-wolf-wall-street/

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  Armageddon Time 2022

  ½ Watched 07 Nov 2022

  What the fuck is this?

  The kid is horrendously bad.

  A script as boring as it is worthless, obsessed with self pity, while trying to simultaneously pat itself on the back.

  Woof.