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71 42%
Reprise (2006) - Rated 02 Oct 2026
Similarly to Sentimental Value, this begins with one of its better scenes, a terrific and informative montage that's very playful and more emotionally dynamic than the slightly languid affair that follows. But the paths these characters end up going down, and the ways they happen to, still makes for an engaging (enough) viewing. I find I can easily watch a Joachim Trier film, but they usually don't linger in my mind.
74 49%
Sentimental Value (2025) - Rated 02 Oct 2026
This is a solid watch and all, but nothing that I'm falling in love with. The first two scenes are terrific in their own way (a really inviting montage of a house and its occupants, and a amusingly tense piece of pre-show jitters), but nothing really matches them, as the drama of it all feels merely present. It's not so much that this film has a muted sensibility, it just feels a bit unconfident to really tackle any of what it's saying.
73 47%
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023) - Rated 28 Sep 2026
If you've ever been a part of the filmmaking/videography world, you'll recognise the inanity and banality of the kind of work that gets done, with mass amount of hours producing very little (which is summed up with acidic satire in the lengthy final shot). Perhaps this time-wasting maximalism is part of the film's MO, but this lengthy film certainly struggles with pacing issues, overlong sequences, and that head-scratching insertion of a film from the '80s.
63 20%
The End of Oak Street (2026) - Rated 22 Sep 2026
For a film about dinosaurs and time travel, this turned out to be more boring than you'd think. Setting up the family in its very '80s ways works fairly well (more competent like an '80s movie would than a modern movie would), but once the CG terrors arrive, there's surprisingly few surprises and little at stake, with all the character buildup also falling by the wayside (which the film seems to acknowledge through its cynical retroactive shenanigans).
82 70%
Scenes from a Marriage (1974) - Rated 04 Sep 2026
2026 UPDATE. 72
78 59%
I Want Your Sex (2026) - Rated 25 Aug 2026
Wilde and Hoffmann are stellar in their roles, such different characters who are bonded (ha) through their sexual similarities. Yet there is a negative attraction as well that's explored, which can be funny, fascinating, and sometimes heart-breaking to watch. Not the exposé of the state of sex(lessness) among newer generations that Araki claims it to be, but his exuberant style amplifies, though doesn't dilute, this terrific story of love and all the yucky intricacies that go with it.
71 42%
Totally F***ed Up (1993) - Rated 25 Aug 2026
Despite the title, the lives of these teenagers don't seem that fucked up -- there's general malaise, lovers quarrel, and a homophobic bashing is when things get at their most dramatic, aside from the perplexing character decision at the end, which feels so contrived and ridiculous. But before all that, this is a very cool in-the-moment slice-of-life of the sedentary lives of these kids, with the naturalistic acting and dialogue helping bring us into this window to '90s LA living.
71 42%
Jay Kelly (2025) - Rated 21 Aug 2026
Like with Baumbach's previous White Noise, this hits a real specific number of tones -- but less of them work this time round. There's a real variety in how interesting each relationship Mr Kelly has is -- with his daughters, its mawkish and banal, with his assistants, it's so-so engaging, and with his acting contemporary, an intriguing and honest tale of rivalry and fate. Perhaps the most interesting relationship we see him in is with himself, which leads us to a very fitting final line.
69 35%
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2026) - Rated 21 Aug 2026
I suppose I can imagine someone finding this really funny. I found it to be quite stimulating due to its particular shooting style (especially when filmed at such intense heights), but nothing really got a big laugh out of me, despite some amusing time-travel scenarios. I also wasn't invested that much in the conflict in this friendship, which feels so derivative and hackneyed that it certainly should only belong in a 20 minute episode not a 90 minute movie.
80 64%
The History of Concrete (2026) - Rated 21 Aug 2026
If you liked his show, then you're bound to like this movie. There was some disappointment that this comes across more like a 90 minute episode rather than something more narrative-based and cinematic (not to mention a little more educational on the topic of concrete). But this works well for all the reasons the show works well, how Wilson's comedic worldview just shines through his filmmaking, his loving and damning view on New York and its inhabitants, and the tangents he gets caught on.