Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  There Was a Father 1942

  ★★★½ Watched 06 Sep 2023 1

  The moment Ryusuke Hamaguchi arrives for a genuine (and I suspect insightful) 20m surprise talk on Yasujiro Ozu and it's only translated into Italian

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  Untold: Swamp Kings 2023

  ★★½ Added

  [Dutch]

  Tussen 2005 en 2009 boekte American footballcoach Urban Meyer zwaarbevochte successen met de Florida Gators, een gedreven studententeam dat de universiteit van Florida vertegenwoordigt. De miniserie Untold: Swamp Kings verhaalt in vier afleveringen over de cocktail van hoogtepunten en tegenslagen, maar vergeet zich te verdiepen in de ontwikkelingen die de meeste vragen oproepen.

  Verder lezen: www.serietotaal.nl/nieuws/29919/-recensie-netflix-serie-untold-swkings

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  ★★ Watched 15 Sep 2021 2

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