Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Yentl 1983

  ★★★★ Watched 11 Jan 2025

  Never has a movie less needed to be a musical. Barbara Streisand is the only one that sings & most of the time as an inner monologue. And the movie works just great without it as a fascinating exploration between religion & gender with good performances & crackling cinematography

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  Muppet Treasure Island 1996

  ★★★★★ Watched 25 Dec 2024

  It's my favorite Muppet movie. It's the first one I ever saw & it's the one that emotionally resonates with me. I know all the songs by heart & Tim Curry gives the best performance in a Muppet movie that's not by a Muppet. They should've made more adaptations of books by Muppets

Popular reviews

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  The Substance 2024

  ★★ Watched 25 Nov 2024

  I'm fine with a lack of subtlety as long as you're not repeating yourself with the same point & acting like you're the only one who's ever thought of it before. When David Cronenberg does body horror, it's not simply a gimmick to bluntly hammer the message home. He actually uses it in a way that makes sense for the world he's making & for the characters growth. The characters here are completely one-note because they're only meant to be symbols & the…

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  .44 2019

  ★★★½ Watched 25 Nov 2024

  a combo of Dario Argento. Fritz Lang's M & David Fincher's Zodiac & all on a shoe string budget which shows all you need is creativity & passion rather than a lot of money