Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964

  ★★★★½ Watched 24 Mar 2023

  “Gentleman, you can’t fight in here. This is a war room!” 

  Has any other movie better combined satire and thrilling action? I’ll pour out some grain alcohol and rainwater to anyone who can name one.

  Also, Peter Sellers = a genius x 3.

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  Navalny 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 09 Mar 2023

  As one CNN reporter puts it, “if this were a movie, it would be unbelievable”.

  Riveting. Frightening. Vital.

Popular reviews

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  Before Sunrise 1995

  ★★★★★ Watched 30 Apr 2020 2

  Inspired by the Toronto International Film Festival’s Stay-at-home-Cinema series, a reason – as if one were every needed – to watch a movie which will always remain one of the most special pieces of filmmaking in my life.

  On the celebration of its 25th anniversary, Before Sunrise remains as magical as ever for, among so many things…

  • When, 11 minutes in, Jesse tells Celine about seeing his grandmother after her passing, and you can tell she’s already falling in…

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  Little Women 2019

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 15 Nov 2020 2

  As soon as our first rewatch finished, I turned to my wife and asked if we could watch Little Women every fall/winter from here thereafter. She agreed.

  Greta Gerwig’s vision and execution remains absolutely magnificent - the most beautiful, clever, and simply the best way, this story could be told.