Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Honor Society 2022

  ★★★ Watched 03 Jun 2023

  Surprisingly engaging, but what a twist. (I was bored on a Saturday and checking out what P+ original content the service had to offer).

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  Bama Rush 2023

  ★ Watched 24 May 2023

  Excellent Topic wasted with no substance and a self indulgent exploration of past trauma that feels a bit more personal than a sorority bid.

Popular reviews

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  Hereditary 2018

  ★★★★½ Watched 22 Jun 2018

  Hereditary is horrifying. Simply put, it scared the holy hell out of me, when most films don’t. Ari Aster’s debut is clearly a tour de force in terms of direction, acting, writing, etc. What makes this horrifying is the slow burn one endures before it knocks your socks off. 

  The films pacing is both masterful and overindulgent. We meet the family learn about them, then Aster gives the audience a swift kick in the pants. After the swift kick, one…

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  Nymphomaniac: Vol. I 2013

  ★★★ Watched 05 Jan 2019 5

  After sitting in my Netflix Que and seeing a massive surge of Von Trier films being discussed on Reddit and Letterboxd, it was fitting to give this a try. This film seemed less “intimidating” to start with, considering the themes and graphic depictions of symbolic violence he tends to port into his films. I should have been wiser going into this, as the opening Rammstein tune sets this mood of the film. 

  The opening scene encapsulates what is shown throughout…