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4/16/2025

Val (2021)

I'm sure I wasn't alone in seeking out this documentary in the weeks after Kilmer's death. He tells some interesting anecdotes, backed up with footage (since he was, seemingly, always shooting), but I found it to lack any throughline. It winds up coming off as one of those dashed-off celebrity memoirs, but in video form.

I was pleasantly surprised to discover that he seemed to be a rather good father. His adult children clearly adore him and he visibly brightened whenever he was with them. May his memory be a blessing.

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