Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Oppenheimer 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 29 Jul 2023 2

  Thrilling drama. Thrilling cinema.

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  Barbie 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 26 Jul 2023

  I’m absolutely *delighted* that the biggest movie of the year features wall-to-wall-to-floor-to-ceiling tactile craft and a Minnelli-inspired musical sequence.

Popular reviews

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  V/H/S/99 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 25 Sep 2022 2

  Very fun and lighter on its feet than some entries in the series. My sister’s first feature! (Production Designer on “Shredding”)

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  Infinity Pool 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 23 Jan 2023

  A delightfully twisted sci-fi conceit and fully (I mean fully) committed performances kept me engaged with this one, and I admire Brandon’s airtight control of mood and tone, even if I prefer the more energetic camera and less showy compositions of the elder Cronenberg. Speaking of, it’s nice to see Brandon finally adding some Cronenbergian comedy into the mix, but I long for the days when science fiction premises like this one would anchor goofy Schwarzenegger action movies, and weren’t only found in artsy films that will fuck you up.

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