Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Seven Keys to Baldpate 1929

  ★★½ Watched 28 Nov 2023

  A pretty straightforward retelling of a play.

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  Man to Man 1930

  ★★ Watched 27 Nov 2023

  Man to Man doesn’t have a terrible story. But the execution is terrible. Lots of very very bad acting.

Popular reviews

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  Barbie 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 21 Jul 2023

  Barbie looks great, is very funny, and has a great message. Gerwig does it again. I feel like there were some real emotions being shown at times, it was very emotionally resonant. It’s not perfect, and there’s obviously some mixed messages when it comes to being feminist/antipatriarchy while also being intrinsically capitalist. But as we learn during Barbie, people are full of contradictions. Oh and brilliant last line.

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  Killers of the Flower Moon 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 04 Nov 2023

  Imagine doing the same job for almost 60 years and still making some of your best work. Killers of the Flower Moon is easily a top-5 Scorsese for me, and I could see it being my favorite. Killers of the Flower Moon features all the best of a Scorsese tragedy, and then adds layers of political depth, cultural awareness, and fresh filmmaking to make it a true masterpiece. 

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