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January 22, 2020 No Comments

I like WordPress for its simplicity, but sometimes relying on the available themes and plugins can lead to various issues. After fiddling with the site and plugin preferences to try…

recent watches from letterboxd

Parasite, 2019 - ★★★★★ (contains spoilers)
June 18, 2026
This review may contain spoilers. This film is so hauntingly beautiful. Absolutely tragic, yes, but beautiful. One thing I noticed this time that may have partly ended up on the cutting room floor. We see Da-song translating the Morse code, but […]
In Praise of Folly recommendations 2026
June 17, 2026
Monthly recommendations from the In Praise of Folly blog. You can read more about the original inspiration here. Good Night, and Good Luck. The Rip All You Need Is Kill Arco Crime 101 Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die Nirvanna […]
Blade Runner, 1982 - ★★★★★
June 12, 2026
This movie is perfect. The tone, the visuals, soundtrack. One of the best sci-fi movies ever made.
Oldboy, 2003 - ★★★★½ (contains spoilers)
June 10, 2026
This review may contain spoilers. This was a blind buy for me based entirely off reputation, but with almost zero knowledge besides the director, Park Chan-wook, and the loose description of revenge thriller. I saw Decision to Leave a few […]
A Matter of Loaf and Death, 2008 - ★★★
June 8, 2026
Finishing out my Wallace & Gromit dex with this 2008 short. Not the best of the bunch, but still incredibly enjoyable as all of them are. The general setup continues here with Wallace being completely daft and Gromit saving him […]