Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  A Face in the Crowd 1957

  ★★★★½ Watched 13 Jan 2019

  Aware in its own era, and prescient about what was to transpire afterward. This film should be viewed by everyone in their lifetime.

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  Sweet Smell of Success 1957

  ★★★★½ Watched 23 Sep 2019

  This was almost like a grand-scale episode of The Twilight Zone (though that is not meant to suggest it is of a fantastical nature). The cinematography -- particularly the use of light and shadow -- was impeccable, as was the dialogue and Burt Lancaster's enunciation. Everything was so crisp.

Recent reviews

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  From the Manger to the Cross 1912

  ★★½ Watched 29 Sep 2023

  National Film Registry entry #631.

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  Boyz n the Hood 1991

  ★★★★ Watched 23 Sep 2023

  National Film Registry entry #630.

Popular reviews

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  First Man 2018

  ★★★★ Watched 12 Oct 2018 1

  I couldn’t let it go unmentioned that I loved the decision to make the film look as though it were shot in the 1960s.

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  No Time to Die 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 20 Oct 2021

  Daniel Craig is the ultimate Bond in my mind, and I don’t think I can be swayed.