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I sometimes watch movies in between my incessant binging of The Real Housewives

Favorite films

  • Anora
  • Moonstruck
  • Birth
  • Phantom Thread

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  • Mysterious Skin

    ★★★★

  • Hercules

  • Maps to the Stars

    ★★★★★

  • Election

    ★★★★

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Mysterious Skin

2004

★★★★ Watched

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Maps to the Stars

2014

★★★★★ Liked Watched

Julianne Moore whining and farting on the toilet. Five stars.

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The Brutalist

2024

★★★★ Liked Watched

Having now seen this, it’s clear that the conversation around AI is just another awards-season tempest. Of course this battle is already lost. Besides, here AI is a tool, not a tyrant, used with restraint and care. Its use in the future will be unstoppable, particularly for projects with tight budgets, as is the case here. But in the end, it will always come down to taste.

“Everything that is ugly, cruel, and stupid — but most importantly ugly —…

Mission: Impossible

1996

★★★ Watched

A pretty clunky and fairly convoluted plot, salvaged only by Brian De Palma’s flawless taste and Tom Cruise’s electrifying star power.

The suspended heist scene is unforgettable, and putting Tom in those little office siren glasses was a sexy touch. The explosive chewing gum killed meee!

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