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Midsommar 2019

★★★★★ Added 4

"Do you feel held by him? Does he feel like home to you?"
Director's Cut
A masterpiece. A slow, creeping sense of unease pervades this sunlit-yet-dark tale of grief, isolation, and family. Aster has constructed such a film that deserves many rewatches - as difficult as that may be sometimes - simply for the insane amount of detail inserted into nearly every shot. Along with Pogorzelski and Svensson, Aster provides an entire, lush world in Hårga full of history and…
Honey Boy 2019

★★★★★ Rewatched 12 Aug 2021 4

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

"You know a seed has to totally destroy itself to become a flower. That's a violent act, Honey Boy."
My 1,000th review on Letterboxd.
It had to be a film that I cared deeply about. A movie that was amazing, from top to bottom. Where every single thing pays off, where every element was composed with such tender care, and such respect to the material. It had to be something that felt as uplifting as it was devastating. Something cathartic.…

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Palm Springs 2020

★★★★½ Watched 19 Jan 2025

"Didn't work! Life is meaningless! Let's get the fuck out of here."
It's wild that you can go into this movie totally blind, knowing nothing about it, and you'll have no idea what's going to happen just because of the title. "Palm Springs" is such a nothing, unassuming title that gives you zero insight into what the movie's about, and that's a good thing.
Go in blind. Don't even look at the plot synopsis or anything. It's so rewarding that…
Jackpot! 2024

★★★ Watched 18 Jan 2025

"Wow I've never been catfished by a house before."
A pretty entertaining film from Feig and team, "Jackpot" offers a lot of laughs and heightened cartoon violence combined with a fair bit of emotions thrown in for good measure.
And it's about an actor. I'm these ways, it's actually weirdly similar to "The Fall Guy," released the same year. But does it stand out on its own, or does it disappear into the masses of mostly-ok action comedies that appear…

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Fools Rush In 1997

★★★ Added

I can't help it. I like this dumb movie. I like Perry, I love Hayek. I like the manic comedy, I love how it's such a time capsule, and I love the setting. It's definitely a mediocre, run-of-the-mill rom-com, complete with no-doubt hilarious rump injuries, but it feels like a hug from an old friend.
The Batman 2022

★★★★★ Watched 07 Mar 2022 2

"Fear is a tool."
Goddamn this movie is slick. With the best plot to date of any of the "Batman" movies, this latest one comes so quickly on the heels of Snyder's attempt and dives recklessly into the dark, noir side of the world's greatest detective.
It presents a complex and gripping murder mystery that actually has Batman conducting more of the puzzle-solving side of his lore. But the action is also there, and it's splendid, extremely well choreographed, and…

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