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A compilation of film reviews since 2014

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Perfect Blue2026.03.22

A review of Satoshi Kon's 1997 psychological thriller Perfect Blue.

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Anime Awards2025.08.25

Annual critical review of the Anime Awards with comparative analysis.

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MAL Badges2025.08.25

My progression through MAL badges and reflections on the anime consumed along the way.

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The Anime Year in Review2025.08.25

Watching and reviewing the greatest years in anime history, with analysis essays.

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The Cinematic Year in Review2025.08.25

Watching and reviewing the greatest years in cinema history, with analysis essays.

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All About Eve2025.08.18

Mankiewicz’s razor-sharp dissection of ambition and aging in show business, anchored by Davis’s legendary performance.

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Picnic at Hanging Rock2025.08.18

Weir’s enigmatic mystery where schoolgirls vanish into the Australian wilderness, leaving only haunting ambiguity.

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The Shining2025.08.18

Kubrick’s terrifying labyrinth of madness, isolation, and psychic dread inside the haunted Overlook Hotel.

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Weapons2025.08.18

Cregger’s follow-up to Barbarian: an ambitious, interconnected horror epic exploring violence and fate in small-town America.

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Pulp Fiction2025.08.13

A review of Tarantino’s genre-defining crime mosaic: nonlinear storytelling, pop culture monologues, and the violence of Los Angeles cool.

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Diary of a Lost Girl2025.08.05

A review of the haunting beauty and social critique of this silent Weimar-era masterpiece, starring Louise Brooks at her most enigmatic.

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BFI Sight & Sound 2502025.08.04

the top 250 greatest films of all time published by sight & sound magazine of the british film institute

film · cinephilia, watchlists, canon

Mulholland Dr.2025.07.22

A review of the cult classic surrealist neo-noir mystery

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The Cinephiles Companion to Film2025.07.15

A guide to watching film with intention. Directors, movements, techniques, and what separates great cinema from everything else.

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The Elitist's Companion to Anime2025.07.15

Anime at its highest craft. Influential directors, landmark series, and the refinement of animation, visual design, and storytelling.

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Film Study as Background Noise2025.07.13

a thought on studying pre-seen films passively as background noise

film · cinephilia, methodology, viewing

Breakfast at Tiffany's2025.07.12

A review of the classic romantic comedy film about a young woman in New York City who becomes involved with a struggling writer.

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Casablanca2025.07.02

A review of the 1942 classic romantic drama starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

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Citizen Kane2025.07.02

A review of Orson Welles' 1941 masterpiece exploring power, ambition, and the American Dream.

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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles2025.07.02

A review of Chantal Akerman's groundbreaking 1975 film about domestic routine and female experience.

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Heathers2025.06.02

A review of the 1989 cult classic dark comedy 'Heathers' starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater.

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Mermaids2025.06.01

A review of the 1990 film 'Mermaids' starring Winona Ryder

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Girl, Interrupted2025.04.02 - 2025.04.06

A review of the 1999 psychological drama 'Girl, Interrupted' starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie.

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