Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  It Lives Inside 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 29 Sep 2023

  I liked it a lot. I don't love the actual monster design once we finally see it, but it's a great story about isolation and connection.

  I felt bad for and worried about literally everyone in the movie, so great job on these characters.

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  No One Will Save You 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 28 Sep 2023

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  A remarkable movie that was on its way to being my favorite alien invasion film since Attack the Block (or maybe 10 Cloverfield Lane, if we count that one). Brynn is a super compelling character, brought to heartbreaking life by Kaitlyn Dever. She seems so sweet. Why does she live alone? Why is she shunned if not outright hated by the local townspeople? I needed to know.

  That the movie reveals all of this with absolutely zero dialogue is incredible.…

Popular reviews

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  Little Red Riding Hood 1997

  ★★★★ Watched 29 May 2019 1

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  I love the artfulness of it, but I've heard other viewers describe it as pretentious. It's more or less a silent film, narrated with a voiceover instead of having title cards. And it's filmed in black-and-white. But the most controversial choice is probably having ballet danseur Timour Bourtasenkov play the wolf. In the fairy tale, the wolf is a hyper-masculine figure to the point that some interpreters see his devouring Red as an allegory for rape. In contrast, Bourtasenkov's movements…

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  Chip an' Dale 1947

  ★★★★ Watched 30 Jun 2020

  I'm down for Chip and Dale making war on Donald. Not only does he deserve it, but unlike the boys' other classic nemesis Pluto, Donald is smart enough to make the battle interesting.