Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Sorcerer's Apprentice 1955

  Watched 24 Nov 2023

  More short films about dancing, please.

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  Kundun 1997

  Rewatched 01 Dec 2023

  I had thought of Killers of the Flower Moon as a new type of film in the Scorsese repertoire, but the same soul is present and fully formed in Kundun. They even share specific shots and visual motifs.

  Scorsese is as unsparing about the treatment of the Tibetan people by Mao's government as he is about the fate of the Osage people during the Reign of Terror. But unlike the elegiac Killers, Kundun is looking forward with an optimistic tilt.…

Popular reviews

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  Good Will Hunting 1997

  Rewatched 11 Nov 2014 2

  It's not your fault.
  It's not your fault.
  It's not your fault.
  It's not your fault. (I get misty about here)
  It's not your fault.
  It's not your fault.
  It's not your fault. (Damon lasts this long)
  It's not your fault.
  It's not your fault.
  It's not your fault. (The eagle has landed)

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  Maurice 1987

  Watched 22 Dec 2017 2

  Hugh Grant closing his bedroom window will linger in my mind as a burning image of heartache and regret. The closet kills you any way it can.