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History student who's also really into movies. Ratings will occasionally change post-review based on how much a film sticks with me.

Favorite films

  • The Lighthouse
  • Coraline
  • Requiem for a Dream
  • Taxi Driver

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  • Vice

    ★★½

  • My Fair Lady

    ★★★★

  • 300

    ★★½

  • Tom Jones

    ★½

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  • Vice

    Vice 2018

    ★★½ Watched 18 Jan 2025

    What I wouldn't give to be the fly on the wall when Adam Mackay first found that Kamala Harris was embracing the Cheney's.

    Makes the classic biopic mistake of trying to cram an entire man's life into a 2-hour runtime. And considering it's someone as important as Dick Cheney, you end up with a quick rundown of the highlights from his life without ever diving deep into anything. It's so crammed that aside from big moments like 9/11 I was…

  • My Fair Lady

    My Fair Lady 1964

    ★★★★ Watched 15 Jan 2025

    Best Picture Project #37

    "Woman! Cease this detestable boohooing instantly or else seek the shelter of some other place of worship."

    After reading the LB plot description, noting the 3-hour runtime and realizing this was yet another musical I braced myself for a rough time. The plot didn't seem like it would be my thing at all and I haven't been impressed by any of the previous musical winners. But then, I sat down to watch it and the unthinkable…

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  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu 2024

    ★★★★ Watched 28 Dec 2024 1

    2024 Ranked

    If you've read my Lighthouse or Northman review, then you would know that Robert Eggers is perhaps my favourite modern director working in Hollywood today. His style is exactly aligned with my movie taste. Suffice to say this was probably my most anticipated movie of the year. Did it live up to my high expectations? Well yes and no.

    Regardless of what I say below I want to make clear that this is still a fantastic movie and…

  • 300

    300 2006

    ★★½ Watched 12 Jan 2025 3

    Look I'll give Zack Snyder this. He does have a good eye for visuals. I said this in my Rebel Moon review, and I'll say it again: I can screenshot almost any moment from this film, and it’ll make for a cool desktop background. Snyder seems to be aware of this too seeing how much he spams the slow-mo. It's like he wants to capture the aesthetic of those posters you see outside computer stores.

    But my God, this man…

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  • Ben-Hur
  • All Quiet on the Western Front
  • All About Eve
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai

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  • Look Back
  • Dune: Part Two
  • The Substance
  • Eden

2024 Ranked 31 films

  • The Iron Claw
  • BlackBerry
  • Anatomy of a Fall
  • Oppenheimer
  • Godzilla Minus One

2023 Ranked 52 films

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