Letterboxd 4v3r4n Fiona Kida https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/ Letterboxd - Fiona Kida Synecdoche 4n235z New York, 2008 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/synecdoche-new-york/ letterboxd-review-893212647 Tue, 20 May 2025 19:51:24 +1200 2025-05-20 No Synecdoche, New York 2008 4.5 4960 <![CDATA[

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This movie kind of absolutely shattered my mind and also why didn’t anyone tell me it was so funny?!! It also read me just a little too well, I’d shave off 20mins towards the latter half but also there’s just so much explosive creative storytelling going on here that I felt evened it out- WOW

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Psycho Therapy 67323c The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer, 2024 - ★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/psycho-therapy-the-shallow-tale-of-a-writer/ letterboxd-review-891279110 Thu, 22 May 2025 04:15:29 +1200 2025-05-17 No Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer 2024 2.5 681434 <![CDATA[

The premise was so good. The trailer!!! I really really really wanted to love this. Alas — there were some funny moments

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Sinners 585y6o 2025 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/sinners-2025/ letterboxd-review-866329116 Sun, 20 Apr 2025 03:14:08 +1200 2025-04-18 No Sinners 2025 4.5 1233413 <![CDATA[

I don’t know what to tell you this movie 1000% lives up to the hype, those shots in IMAX 70mm were INSANE, good God🤯 equally terrified and couldn’t look away the ppl were sexxxyyyy😭 and the jokes when you least expected it were awesome too😂✨

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Mickey 17 2q27c 2025 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/mickey-17/ letterboxd-review-838345835 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:43:31 +1300 2025-03-12 No Mickey 17 2025 3.0 696506 <![CDATA[

Every idea super cool and gave me Okja cute awesomeness, and yet - everything just felt like it could have been much tighter. More exposition than necessary on why they are in space, felt episodic and sequential bringing up the idea of a poly couple and yet never going places with it - lots of starts and never wrapping things up, every new idea cool, just never fully executed— ending longer than we needed

NONETHELESS, I think anyone who creates their magnum opus/ something that good already deserves at minimum 2 projects afterwards that can be mid to bad with 0 questions, the artist must keep on keepin on to get to their next best work!

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Point Break 3w2k2z 1991 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/point-break/ letterboxd-review-821620409 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:15:31 +1300 2025-02-26 No Point Break 1991 4.0 1089 <![CDATA[

Hot (and gay)— where are more movies like this again??🥺

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Monster 6p4863 2023 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/monster-2023/ letterboxd-review-790334132 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 07:37:19 +1300 2025-01-25 No Monster 2023 4.0 1050035 <![CDATA[

A mastery of the Rashomon structure, we really be going through life like this, each on our own plane of logic, and of course the double entendre ending was bananas.

However - (and this I it is just a personal taste thing being frustrated with slower/slice of life films, hence not docking points for this as I’m aware this film is specifically trying to emphasize what each of these people’s reality feels like)— Still, I thought the pacing of information dispersed *within* most of the scenes was slower than it needed to be, and got redundant several times trying to have some characters re-emphasize their thoughts time and time again. I could totally just be a Westernized, fast-moving person too - lol the irony, but it felt slower than it needed to be.

Second, I got really frustrated on a granular level of writing for the scene work activity - unless what they did in each scene was consequential to the main plot and how it would show different angles to the same situation (I.e. watching a specific show on TV, playing the trumpet, these specific actions), a lot of the activity within external scenes felt so unmotivated and fluffy while really it would just be a boring talking scene:( Example 1: the kids just hitting instruments in the music room randomly while talking —> could they have had a more motivated action to do, like assigned to reorganize two different shelves, or find a specific instrument that the principal is bringing back into her life now that her life has gone sour which still lands later? Example 2: the drunk father coming home from a night out still drinking that Hiro meets, and randomly waters his garden —> could we have scene an action he chooses to do to identify his hyper-obsession with masculinity more again, like working on some carpentry project, fixing a motorcycle— I get this reads hella cliche so I can sit down, but it would have woven the storyline into how that action reinforces what he expects of his son, which his son is not interested in - 


AGAIN though, I didn’t dock my review for these thoughts because I’m simultaneously aware Hiro is a smart director, and these thoughts I’m having only further reinforce his overall thesis that we each have our own perspective. Beyond the difference in my taste story-wise to clarify everything, very Western, he could have also been showing the mundane in between we do too that isn’t “crafted” so hard, like me being annoyed the father was only watering the garden doesn’t make sense if we consider the director intends to show the father just doing something normal too/ “un-gendered”, while I now demand to put this characters in boxes. 

I SEE BOTH SIDES, film was genius

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Arrival 3c5e1f 2016 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/arrival-2016/1/ letterboxd-review-786403692 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:28:35 +1300 2025-01-23 Yes Arrival 2016 5.0 329865 <![CDATA[

Once again, this film proves it should remain in my top 4. And this was made on an indie budget?!!! Ending gets me every time. Max richter also has no business tearing my heart out with the score but you go King. Sound designer must’ve worked on Dune too lol - Bradford young to me, you won the nom for cinematography that year. Denis I am in love with u

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The Lord of the Rings 522xm The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring/ letterboxd-review-778381795 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:04:53 +1300 2025-01-16 No The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 4.5 120 <![CDATA[

Ok yeah no I get it that went OFF

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The Age of Adaline 4a6u4y 2015 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/the-age-of-adaline/ letterboxd-watch-777228107 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:00:51 +1300 2025-01-10 No The Age of Adaline 2015 3.0 293863 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday January 10, 2025.

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Boy Erased 536t48 2018 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/boy-erased/ letterboxd-review-776521398 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:18:05 +1300 2025-01-12 No Boy Erased 2018 4.0 472451 <![CDATA[

Don’t know why I just got to watching this years later but my GOD have I missed Lucas Hedges on screen!!🤯 how he went from the mannerisms and believability of a conflicted 18yr old unsure of himself to a grounded, mature, self-assured version of his character who carried himself ages beyond with barely even a difference with his haircut… NEED HIM BACK. Also the structure of the film diverted my expectations at several corners, making what could have been a straight forward and boring storyline multi-layered in a way that held my attention throughout:)

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The Platform 2 4c32n 2024 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/the-platform-2/ letterboxd-review-768424039 Thu, 9 Jan 2025 20:04:46 +1300 2025-01-08 No The Platform 2 2024 3.0 1125510 <![CDATA[

Everyone made their mula again😂 seems like it was made to satisfy people craving to see the movie again with different characters/ to talk more angles on how almost all systems are flawed (Totalitarianism vs Communism vs Capitalism and etc). I thought the beginning was promising and then the latter half onward seemed more convoluted than necessary structure-wise, but they wrapped things up all the way at the end I guess!

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The Platform 696i38 2019 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/the-platform/ letterboxd-review-768417636 Thu, 9 Jan 2025 19:56:21 +1300 2025-01-08 No The Platform 2019 4.0 619264 <![CDATA[

Yikes! In a good way! Extremely ambitious film, not my normal come up of tea with the whole horror thing, but I looked away when I needed to to follow the story - I give a 4 also because it’s just so out of the box world building wise, although it does remind me somewhat of Denis Villenuevem’s 2007 short film, “Next Floor”!

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Michael Clayton 2k5r6g 2007 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/michael-clayton/1/ letterboxd-review-761220846 Sat, 4 Jan 2025 20:09:03 +1300 2025-01-03 No Michael Clayton 2007 4.5 4566 <![CDATA[

Holy smokes, was pleasantly confused at first then 🤯🤯bravo

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A Complete Unknown pf1u 2024 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/a-complete-unknown/ letterboxd-review-760662279 Sat, 4 Jan 2025 12:44:36 +1300 2025-01-02 No A Complete Unknown 2024 4.0 661539 <![CDATA[

I had low expectations going in as I’m not usually a big bio film type person, but this kept my attention most of the time so yay

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Incendies 6c3y5u 2010 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/incendies/ letterboxd-review-758029559 Thu, 2 Jan 2025 18:11:32 +1300 2025-01-01 No Incendies 2010 3.5 46738 <![CDATA[

Denis is my fave director, and this is the only of film of his I hadn’t watched yet after years debating where I should — the ending WAS incredibly intense… but I must it the pacing was sooo slow building up to it🫠 stunning cinematography tho still love you King🩶

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The Sixth Sense 6c224x 1999 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/the-sixth-sense/ letterboxd-watch-727960813 Sun, 1 Dec 2024 21:01:34 +1300 2024-12-01 No The Sixth Sense 1999 4.5 745 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday December 1, 2024.

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Rent Free 2c6f36 2024 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/rent-free-2024/ letterboxd-watch-708635045 Tue, 5 Nov 2024 14:20:10 +1300 2024-11-03 No Rent Free 2024 5.0 1208013 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday November 3, 2024.

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The Substance 2t2s2u 2024 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/the-substance/ letterboxd-review-682382511 Tue, 1 Oct 2024 19:12:06 +1300 2024-09-30 No The Substance 2024 4.5 933260 <![CDATA[

Wow. Having a masterpiece like this screening at the same time as Mega…(you know what) is wild - knocking off half a star because although I was too chicken to watch what happens “after 3months” (trying not to spoil) I got the recap and the ending didn’t sound as taut as the rest of what was otherwise a perfect script with phenomenal, clean, simple yet so weighted directing - the storyline’s clear trajectory lead me to believe it would land more cohesively but alas- THAT ALL BEING SAID, MY GOD what a mind-blowingly great and striking combination of cinematography, performances, compositional shots, directing so clear, inventive and intentional down to the simple yet so well done production design that made us believe this world- at times I felt like we were watching a commercial advertising how plastic and superficial our society’s become towards age and beauty standards. The scripts births endless conversations with ourselves, our relationship to time, our body, self love, communication- it feels like a time capsule for both these actresses to look back at while working in an industry that so easily consumes and spits people out. This is a serious treat, I can’t wait to see what this director and writer do next!

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Megalopolis 123c5j 2024 - ★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/megalopolis-2024/ letterboxd-review-682376978 Tue, 1 Oct 2024 18:55:01 +1300 2024-09-29 No Megalopolis 2024 2.0 592831 <![CDATA[

I really tried to comprehend any aspect of this at all because it’s literally Coppola and so I tried to convince myself that maybe I could enjoy it if I imagined it was a comedy but it was just too painstaking to try to hold on had to walk out 2/3s of the way through 😭 still go watch to indie cinema/ auteur stories tho!!!

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Babylon 1o2b2i 2022 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/babylon-2022/ letterboxd-watch-667857771 Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:43:34 +1200 2024-09-05 No Babylon 2022 4.0 615777 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday September 5, 2024.

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Persona 5618p 1966 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/persona/2/ letterboxd-watch-667857411 Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:43:08 +1200 2024-09-03 Yes Persona 1966 5.0 797 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday September 3, 2024.

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The Seventh Seal 4e2lo 1957 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/the-seventh-seal/ letterboxd-watch-662412778 Sun, 1 Sep 2024 13:57:33 +1200 2024-08-31 No The Seventh Seal 1957 4.0 490 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday August 31, 2024.

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Through a Glass Darkly 6s6f3m 1961 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/through-a-glass-darkly/ letterboxd-watch-661775193 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 16:43:01 +1200 2024-08-30 No Through a Glass Darkly 1961 4.5 11602 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday August 30, 2024.

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RAT! 4b2d6q 2024 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/rat-2024/ letterboxd-review-639121564 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 12:57:00 +1200 2024-07-20 No RAT! 2024 5.0 1281075 <![CDATA[

Movie of the year and I’m not even joking

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Almost Famous 3x63n 2000 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/almost-famous/ letterboxd-watch-639121169 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 12:56:21 +1200 2024-07-27 No Almost Famous 2000 4.0 786 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday July 27, 2024.

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Twisters 602a3r 2024 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/twisters/ letterboxd-watch-639120911 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 12:55:55 +1200 2024-07-20 No Twisters 2024 3.5 718821 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday July 20, 2024.

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Something's Gotta Give 5g6d2 2003 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/somethings-gotta-give/ letterboxd-watch-632294588 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:33:10 +1200 2024-07-16 No Something's Gotta Give 2003 3.5 6964 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday July 16, 2024.

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What's Your Number? 3h4i6u 2011 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/whats-your-number/ letterboxd-watch-627241264 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:54:51 +1200 2024-07-09 No What's Your Number? 2011 3.0 63492 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday July 9, 2024.

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Crazy 3s66l Stupid, Love., 2011 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/crazy-stupid-love/ letterboxd-watch-626639766 Tue, 9 Jul 2024 19:46:28 +1200 2024-07-09 No Crazy, Stupid, Love. 2011 4.0 50646 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday July 9, 2024.

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Despicable Me 4 u3e56 2024 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/despicable-me-4/ letterboxd-watch-626635781 Tue, 9 Jul 2024 19:29:54 +1200 2024-07-09 No Despicable Me 4 2024 3.0 519182 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday July 9, 2024.

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You've Got Mail 6l5x3m 1998 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/youve-got-mail/ letterboxd-watch-626635453 Tue, 9 Jul 2024 19:28:32 +1200 2024-07-08 No You've Got Mail 1998 3.5 9489 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday July 8, 2024.

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The Iron Claw 724u46 2023 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/the-iron-claw-2023/ letterboxd-review-623209034 Thu, 4 Jul 2024 16:09:11 +1200 2024-07-02 No The Iron Claw 2023 4.0 850165 <![CDATA[

This movie was so beautifully directed and written and also so much sadder than I expected - bravo!

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Inside Out 2 t2o5w 2024 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/inside-out-2-2024/ letterboxd-watch-623208491 Thu, 4 Jul 2024 16:08:12 +1200 2024-06-22 No Inside Out 2 2024 4.0 1022789 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday June 22, 2024.

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Civil War 4c3142 2024 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/civil-war-2024/ letterboxd-watch-596013407 Mon, 20 May 2024 06:09:06 +1200 2024-05-19 No Civil War 2024 4.0 929590 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday May 19, 2024.

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Baby Reindeer 611f1o 2024 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/baby-reindeer/ letterboxd-watch-596012401 Mon, 20 May 2024 06:08:28 +1200 2024-05-19 No Baby Reindeer 2024 4.5 241259 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday May 19, 2024.

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Luckiest Girl Alive 1b6f2 2022 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/luckiest-girl-alive/ letterboxd-watch-589946271 Thu, 9 May 2024 13:44:20 +1200 2024-05-08 No Luckiest Girl Alive 2022 3.0 799546 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday May 8, 2024.

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Challengers 427144 2024 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/challengers/1/ letterboxd-watch-589945767 Thu, 9 May 2024 13:43:19 +1200 2024-05-05 Yes Challengers 2024 5.0 937287 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday May 5, 2024.

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Paprika 52n39 2006 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/paprika-2006/ letterboxd-watch-587554483 Sun, 5 May 2024 17:16:11 +1200 2024-05-04 No Paprika 2006 4977 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday May 4, 2024.

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The Zone of Interest 30414v 2023 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/the-zone-of-interest/ letterboxd-watch-587554380 Sun, 5 May 2024 17:15:59 +1200 2024-05-04 No The Zone of Interest 2023 467244 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday May 4, 2024.

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The Idea of You 152i1a 2024 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/the-idea-of-you-2024/ letterboxd-watch-587554222 Sun, 5 May 2024 17:15:42 +1200 2024-05-03 No The Idea of You 2024 843527 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday May 3, 2024.

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Challengers 427144 2024 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/challengers/ letterboxd-review-584390937 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:30:42 +1200 2024-04-29 No Challengers 2024 5.0 937287 <![CDATA[

Holy shit- Best film of the year. Story, directing, camera, acting, THE SOUNDTRACK. Most refreshing movie I’ve seen since… Past Lives, no pun intended 😭

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27 Dresses 3e5x1o 2008 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/27-dresses/ letterboxd-watch-579980674 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:38:15 +1200 2024-04-21 No 27 Dresses 2008 4.5 6557 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday April 21, 2024.

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Anyone But You 20sh 2023 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/anyone-but-you/ letterboxd-watch-549298224 Thu, 7 Mar 2024 18:22:40 +1300 2024-03-06 No Anyone But You 2023 4.0 1072790 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday March 6, 2024.

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Dune t3r24 Part Two, 2024 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/dune-part-two/ letterboxd-watch-549298053 Thu, 7 Mar 2024 18:22:16 +1300 2024-03-05 No Dune: Part Two 2024 4.5 693134 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday March 5, 2024.

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American Fiction 282h4d 2023 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/american-fiction/ letterboxd-watch-549297811 Thu, 7 Mar 2024 18:21:43 +1300 2024-03-04 No American Fiction 2023 4.0 1056360 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday March 4, 2024.

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Fried Green Tomatoes 364w5e 1991 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/fried-green-tomatoes/ letterboxd-watch-544375819 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:18:24 +1300 2024-02-28 No Fried Green Tomatoes 1991 3.5 1633 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday February 28, 2024.

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Erin Brockovich 606z6u 2000 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/erin-brockovich/ letterboxd-watch-528440201 Mon, 5 Feb 2024 20:43:05 +1300 2024-02-04 No Erin Brockovich 2000 4.5 462 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday February 4, 2024.

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Phantom Thread 304z28 2017 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/phantom-thread/ letterboxd-watch-528440014 Mon, 5 Feb 2024 20:42:27 +1300 2024-01-26 No Phantom Thread 2017 4.0 400617 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday January 26, 2024.

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Notting Hill 2t5vm 1999 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/notting-hill/ letterboxd-watch-518444033 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 21:58:46 +1300 2024-01-22 No Notting Hill 1999 4.5 509 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday January 22, 2024.

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The Devil Wears Prada 3s3d62 2006 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/fionak/film/the-devil-wears-prada/ letterboxd-review-514900343 Thu, 18 Jan 2024 08:51:03 +1300 2024-01-16 No The Devil Wears Prada 2006 4.0 350 <![CDATA[

Iconic

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