Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Dream Scenario 2023

  ★★★ Watched 05 Dec 2023

  A little movie about how a little fame can change someone's life. The collective perspective of someone will always be far from the reality of who someone actually is, very much uncontrollable, and usually what is most collectively valued in someone is very shallow. It seemed like the filmmakers didn't know exactly where to take the story and it kind of petered out after awhile, but Cage is fun in the role.

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  Hospital 1970

  ★★★½ Watched 05 Dec 2023

  Letterboxd Season Challenge 2023-2024

  Week 14: Living in Obscurity Week

  Another fantastic fly-on-the-wall doc of a social institution by Wiseman. The hospital is a fascinating and sobering place where people are faced with trying to help others who are in many different kinds of deep distresses. From treating alcoholics, people on bad trips, or someone with a knife attack wound to trying to convince social services to help a transgender prostitute, or finding a bed for a child who has…

Popular reviews

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  The Green Knight 2021

  ★★★½ Watched 29 Jul 2021

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

  Looks great, very well crafted. Western civilization was built on the myth that honor and greatness can be earned with an astonishing feat or two (or maybe just by telling a good tale?), but it's always just bestowed upon by the powers that be. Greatness does not equal goodness. True honor takes surrender. Those last fifteen minutes really tie the movie together and Patel really brings it.

  The more I think about this movie, the more I see it grappling with. I think it would definitely benefit from another watch.

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  I'm Thinking of Ending Things 2020

  ★★★★ Watched 04 Sep 2020

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

  That was a journey, an engaging one for me. I could totally understand why anyone might not go for this one. I, myself, felt off-put by it in certain scenes, but was reeled back in by some scenes that really did do something for me. Ultimately, as a whole experience, I am highly favorable on it. Elements that really connected with me are parts about the soul-crushing nature of living in a society that encourages small-talk and politeness and how…