Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Afire 2023

  Watched 31 May 2023

  Have never felt so condemned by a film

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  Sweet Smell of Success 1957

  Rewatched 24 May 2023

  That midtown magic

Popular reviews

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  Showing Up 2022

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 21 Feb 2023

  Genuinely profound film about how art makes life worthwhile, whether life deserves it or not. Reichardt is just a master. Who else even gets close anymore?

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  John Wick: Chapter 4 2023

  Watched 24 Mar 2023

  For all their silly faux-gravity and gaudy psychobilly anti-aesthetic these things know to let a fight scene cook (and cook, and cook…). Have never been a big fan of the gunfights so thank god they just let Scott Adkins run wild for 20 minutes in a fat suit. And is it really such a crime to ape DePalma in the middle of your Warriors homage? Best Yen-Adkins faceoff since Ip Man 4. Do you see me complaining?