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  • The Great Gatsby 2013

    ★★★ Watched 12 May, 2013

    This will not go on my shelf next to my favorites like Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Blade Runner, etc but I thought this was enjoyable enough but definitely not mind blowing. It was also frustrating because it had enough visual flourishes to make it somewhat interesting, but if you're going to do it, you may as well go all the way. I wanted Luhrman to push it further, sort of the way he did with Moulin Rouge. While that film is…

  • Upstream Color 2013

    ★★★★½ Watched 08 May, 2013

    This is one beautiful film on practically every level. It's been a week since I've seen it and I still can barely put into words my thoughts on it.

    If I could pick one word to describe this movie it would be mesmerizing. Shane Caruth is a master filmmaker, a director who seems like he knows exactly how to tell the story he wants to tell and definitely takes a long time to develop it. Or at least that’s what…

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  • Shame 2011

    ★★★★½ Watched 17 Apr, 2012

    This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Batman 1989

    ★★★★★ Rewatched 14 Sep, 2012 4

    After watching this for the millionth or so time, and after much deliberation, I think this might be my favorite all-time Batman movie. And I do love the Nolan trilogy. It could just be the nostalgia factor, who knows. But watching it again recently was the most fun I've had watching a movie in a while!