Kevin O'Connor

NBA writer for The Ringer.

Favorite films

  • Taxi Driver
  • Interstellar
  • Parasite
  • Whiplash

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  • Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★

  • Anyone But You

    ★★★

  • The Curse

    ★★★★½

  • The Killer

    ★★★

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Anyone But You

2023

★★★ 1

Got exactly what I wanted: Two hot people flirting on screen and some laughs.

The Curse

2023

★★★★½ 1

One of the greatest finales in TV history.

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White Men Can't Jump

1992

★★★★ 3

White Men Can’t Jump gets labeled a great sports movie, but this is a great movie, period. Basketball might be played — and the slow-motion scenes are beautifully shot — but it’s not even really about sports. It’s really about the struggle of ing a family, the risks that often have to be taken, and how “sometimes when you win, you really lose. And sometimes when you lose, you really win."

When Harry Met Sally...

1989

★★★★½ 1

When Harry Met Sally feels real. I mean, it doesn’t feel like I’m watching Billy Crystal play a guy named Harry and Meg Ryan portray a woman called Sally; it actually feels like I’m actually watching two real people named Harry and Sally. There is a sense of realism and authenticity from their dynamic personalities, the things they say and the choices they make. They’re both just trying to figure out who they are, which is a feeling everyone could relate to at one point in their lives. It’s their relatable imperfections that make When Harry Met Sally such a rewatchable rom-com.

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