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Favorite films

  • Mulholland Drive
  • The Thin Red Line
  • Once Upon a Time in the West
  • Heat

All
  • Ballerina

    ★★★

  • The Woman in the Yard

    ★★★

  • Day for Night

    ★★★★

  • Hulk Blood Tapes

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Ballerina

2025

★★★ Watched

Between this and The Phoenician Scheme, it’s been a banner year for people being blown up by hand grenades.

The Woman in the Yard

2025

★★★ Liked Watched

Will forever yearn for more non “Grief/Trauma is the Monster” horror, but this one sustains interest better than most, thanks largely in part to Jaume’s strong formal acumen and Danielle Deadwyler’s commanding presence. A solid time.

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Friendship

2024

★★★★★ Liked Watched

Opens with a brilliant subtle detail: during the group therapy session, a wide shot reveals Tim’s character is the only one with a plate under his chair, and the plate is loaded with complimentary snacks. It was at this moment I knew I’d love this film.

It also has more funny lines than I could count: 

“And I’ll end with this: we should still be in Afghanistan, and I don’t know why we pulled out the way we did.”

Rebel Ridge

2024

★★★★ Liked Watched

If the thought of Mid-Sized Sedan executing a series of non-lethal combat takedowns is your idea of a good time then seek this out immediately.

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