Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Gangs of New York 2002

  ★★★½ Watched 04 Dec 2023

  It's not one of Scorsese's best. What it is though is ridiculously entertaining. A stylish and gloriously chaotic story immensely elevated by Daniel Day-Lewis, who is so fucking good in this that I just couldn't take my eyes away from him.

  The rest of the cast unfortunately isn't that great, ranging from unmemorable to pretty bad (mostly in the accent department). But I had a lot of fun nonetheless. It's well made and full of great moments.

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  Miracle on 34th Street 1947

  ★★★★ Watched 02 Dec 2023

  An adorable Christmas classic with one of the best Santas ever put to film.

  I love how oddly ambiguous the movie is. Yes, it's obviously fantastical, but never explicitly magical. For all we know he may actually just be a sweet but delusional old man and I love that.

Popular reviews

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  Split 2016

  ★★★ Added 3

  Anya Taylor-Joy looked straight into the camera and said "pee on yourself" and I think I did.

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  Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954

  ★★★ Watched 30 Jun 2020 4

  Guillermo del Toro watching this movie as a kid: "This better not awaken anything in me"