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Favorite films

  • Mulholland Drive
  • Blue Velvet
  • The Straight Story
  • Twin Peaks

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  • The Phoenician Scheme

    ★★★★

  • John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City

    ★★★★½

  • John Mulaney: New in Town

    ★★★★½

  • Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

    ★★★★

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The Phoenician Scheme

2025

★★★★ Liked Watched

while it tends to be a bit formulaic at times, i tend to never get tired of Wes’ films, this one is no exception.  it started off a bit slow for me but it had a great payoff.  personally i felt it was stylistically similar to Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and shares some of the heart and personality of that film.  i wasn’t expecting God and faith to be such heavy subjects of the film, but it was very welcomed.  the…

John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City

2018

★★★★½ Liked Rewatched

i can’t believe they let the horse in the hospital again

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Se7en

1995

★★★★★ Liked 1

a perfectly crafted murder mystery thriller with only one actual on screen murder, David Fincher’s recovery from the disaster that was Alien 3 (1992) is so far off that it’s unreal to know it’s the same director.  twist is still insane today

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023

★★★★½ Liked Watched

okay, lots to unpack.  had to sleep on this one to let my thoughts gather before i could write this.  first of all, Killers of the Flower Moon was a wonderful book by David Grann that i read back in late 2021/early 2022 after hearing that Martin Scorsese was going to be making an adaptation of it.  i think Marty and his crew do a very good job of adapting that, while taking some liberties like most of his other…