Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  Strays 2023

  Watched 17 Aug 2023 1

  I wonder if the Lumière brothers would have had second thoughts about inventing the Cinématographe had they known this is where film exhibition would lead to.

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  Oppenheimer 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 20 Jul 2023

  This gigantic biopic may be dense, but it’s fascinating on every level and feels inventive with each turn. 

  A forceful, masterfully handled, film. The powerful imagery, especially in 70mm, is engaging and totally engrossing. The explosive score also does wonders. Sound in the film has a heavy, constant presence, helping to emphasize the heaviness of silence. 

  The editing is especially exceptional, best of the year for sure. The story is told in its edit. Impressionistic and quite mesmerizing.

  The longer…

Recent reviews

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  Le Samouraï 1967

  ★★★★ Watched 29 Sep 2023

  Jef Costello is so cool (and hot) and I’m kind of in love with this lonely methodical man.

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  Multiple Maniacs 1970

  ★★★½ Watched 28 Sep 2023

  Lmfaoooo the fucking lobster sold me on this.

Popular reviews

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  Akira 1988

  Watched 28 May 2019 5

  I really just didn’t know what was going on 90% of the time.

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  Lake Mungo 2008

  Watched 24 Mar 2019 14

  The Filmmakers: “Look at this picture of a ghost. Isn’t it scary?  Keep staring at it while we zoom in on it.  It’s scary right?  Just keep looking, we have to extend the runtime somehow...”