Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Theater Camp 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 17 Sep 2023

  "This is a bucolic setting!"

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  A Haunting in Venice 2023

  ★★★ Watched 17 Sep 2023

  More of Branagh's throwback sincerity that works slightly better here because he's not trying to do too much. The pared-back cast and scope allow for a more focused and investing story, with an eerie atmosphere that pervades more than I could have anticipated. Cast is hit or miss — Branagh delivers his best work yet as Poirot; Fey still has trouble extending beyond her snarky persona; Yeoh is mostly wasted but gets to showcase her physicality to fun effect. The…

Popular reviews

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  Sense and Sensibility 1995

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 22 May 2020

  The "My heart is, and always will be, yours" moment is better than sex.

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  The One and Only Ivan 2020

  ★★½ Watched 15 Mar 2021 2

  No one:

  A character not named Ivan every three minutes: You are the one and only Ivan