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  Suspiria 2018

  ★★★★★ Watched by Kevin Bertolero 01 Nov 2018

  I don't know what I just saw, but I want more of it. So much more.

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  Uncut Gems 2019

  ★★★★★ Watched by Kevin Bertolero 24 Dec 2019 1

  Nothing excites me more than seeing this younger generation of directors consistently putting out great movies. These are going to be the ones we’re talking about years from now, and I’ll be able to say I saw them on opening night. 

  See this as soon as possible and give Josh and Benny all your money. They’ve put out five terrific movies and if I could singlehandedly finance their next movie I would. 

  Uncut Gems was the best Christmas gift I could have asked for ❤️🙏🏼 💎

Recent reviews

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  Occident 2002

  ★★★ Watched by Kevin Bertolero 25 May 2022

  Not bad by any means, but certainly the outlier in Mungiu’s filmography. It actually has more in common with Radu Jude‘s Bad Luck Banging than any of his other films. What he’s attempting to do with the structure is clever, even if it doesn’t always pay off. I still prefer his bleaker work (especially Beyond the Hills, which I would argue is his masterpiece), but this really deserves a proper release. I hope IFC eventually picks this up.

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  Szamanka 1996

  ★★½ Watched by Kevin Bertolero 25 May 2022

  Is this what a manic episode feels like?

Popular reviews

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  Reprise 2006

  ★★★★ Watched by Kevin Bertolero 31 Oct 2021 2

  I don’t think Philipp or Erik would be this sad if they were exploring each other’s bodies. Just saying.

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  The Flower of My Secret 1995

  ★★★½ Watched by Kevin Bertolero 25 Jan 2020

  They really expect this bitch to write FIFTEEN romance novels in THREE YEARS. It’s absurd.