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Favorite films

  • Sentimental Value
  • Sinners
  • One Battle After Another
  • The Secret Agent

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  • Young Soul Rebels

    ★★★½

  • Something in the Dirt

    ★½

  • Toy Story 5

    ★★★

  • The Death of Robin Hood

    ★★★

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Young Soul Rebels
★★★½ Liked Watched

I loved this for its funky soundtrack and for giving a good snapshot of London life from a variety of perspectives. At its heart, this movie is about a deep friendship and artistic collaboration between a gay black man and a mixed-race straight man. There's a murder, an investigation, police brutality, and racist youth. Don't forget budding relationships for both of the main characters. The murder plot wrapped up neatly and quickly—that part of the story was too tidy for my…

Something in the Dirt
★½ Watched

Ugh. This is the opposite of the movies I find interesting. I barely made it through. 

The directors included tons of conspiracy theories with no connection to the staged paranormal phenomenon on display. Yes, that was on purpose, but it was tedious to watch. 

I streamed this for an LGBTQIA+ challenge. Something in the Dirt was included on a list of films with asexual characters. Unfortunately, the film included only a quick reference to one character being asexual. Other much…

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Backrooms
★★★★ Watched

Can't say that I loved this while I was watching it, but I've been thinking of this ever since I left the theater. It's a creepy, twisty, deep dive on human memory and motivations. This would be a great one for a film discussion group.

Sinners
★★★★½ Liked Watched

My new favorite vampire movie. And I think the audience felt the same. It's been a long time since I've been in a movie theater where the audience broke into spontaneous applause at the end of the show. But that happened—on a Monday night, no less.