Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  What Happened Was... 1994

  ★★★★ Watched 23 Sep 2023

  What a gem! At first the awkward 90s-indie “dialogue dialogue” left me entertained by its wit but unsure of where we were going - but the last 40 minutes or so unearths something I was not prepared for and brought me to tears. I’ve always enjoyed Tom Noonan as Charlie Kaufman’s ‘that guy,’ but he’s fantastic leading this film, which finds so many compositional and lighting ideas within such a single room it feels like an entire city of emotions…

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  American Fiction 2023

  ★★★ Watched 17 Sep 2023

  tiff film #12

  Have to agree that the film is definitely better at satire than the emotional beats, and it did halt its momentum for a lot of those. Still, not a terrible (if not ironic) People’s Choice winner that thoroughly sustained my attention. Love to see Jeffrey Wright in more lead roles.

Popular reviews

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  Riceboy Sleeps 2022

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 19 Mar 2023 5

  Anthony Shim said the camera's point of view is the father's... damn.

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  The Lighthouse 2019

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 12 Jan 2020 3

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

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