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Learning and appreciating movies every day

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A ★★ review of M3GAN 2.0 (2025)
You could not miscalculate a movie’s trajectory worse than Blumhouse with “M3GAN”. Completely pivoting on the campy horror in favor of an action comedy with drops of camp is mind boggling. It rarely w...
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July 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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A ★★★★½ review of Superman (2025)
“Superman” has finally been done right this century. It feels like a comic, it feels inspiring, and most of all, it’s fun. I’m going to entertain the debate between Christopher Reeve and David Corensw...
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July 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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A ★★★★½ review of The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
You can pay for beauty, and sometimes it’s really not worth it. “The Ugly Stepsister” is a gnarly take on Cinderella from the perspective of one of the stepsisters who will go to any lengths to make h...
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June 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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A ★★★★½ review of The Life of Chuck (2024)
Let me preface my review with a personal statement: I just watched this movie at one of my mentally lowest points in a long time. I’ve been burnt out and depressed for some time. It’s draped over my e...
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June 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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A ★★½ review of The Legend of Ochi (2025)
For a movie that wants to be the indie darling equivalent of “E.T.” meets “The Goonies” in a world like “Moonrise Kingdom”, this sure crossed the finish line with minimal intrigue. There’s just so muc...
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June 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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A ★★★½ review of Mountainhead (2025)
Darkly comedic with dashes of “Succession” drizzled onto a billionaire retreat, “Mountainhead” serves a weekend full of conversation amidst global chaos. What’s causing this chaos? AI. So no shocker w...
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May 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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A ★★★★★ review of Pee-wee as Himself (2025)
As far as self-telling and talking head documentaries, “Pee-Wee as Himself” is shockingly vulnerable. To the point it’s wholly redeeming and shames histor for lambasting him for such a long time. His ...
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May 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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A ★★★★½ review of Warfare (2025)
Alex Garland found his niche regarding war movies. A step up from his previous endeavor, “Warfare” is, in the truest sense, a nightmare. One that our troops endure in battle. Hell, any troops around t...
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April 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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A ★★★½ review of Novocaine (2025)
I like the way “Novocaine” made me feel. No stress, swaying back and forth on reality: a true good time. Just losing myself into a mindless, action comedy with surprisingly gnarly action sequences. An...
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April 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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A ★★★★ review of Black Bag (2025)
The polar opposite of Soderbergh’s recent eye-roller “Presence”, “Black Bag” proved to be taut, slick and fun for a spy thriller. Wrapped in a fun size run time, we’re left wondering who is getting ba...
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March 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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A ★★½ review of Opus (2025)
“Opus” is so frustrating because the intrigue and promise is blinding. The cast is loaded so you assume they’ll deliver. I love the cast, but I don’t feel their best was brought forward. For the direc...
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March 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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A ★ review of The Electric State (2025)
This movie sucks, there that’s the review. Now let me crack down on the larger epidemic: direct to streaming movies. This is a cancerous business model. It starts off churning out original content tha...
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March 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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A ★★★★ review of Mickey 17 (2025)
In what is not a super serious movie, “Mickey17” just might be Bong Jon Ho’s weirdest endeavor. Knowing this has more of a camp vibe is important to not be fully disappointed. You won’t get “Parasite”...
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March 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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A ★★★½ review of Companion (2025)
A campy watch that’s sure to be a successful movie night with your friends, “Companion” is a quirky sci-fi black comedy that flies by. It is best to not know anything about the plot so you can achieve...
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February 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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A ★★★★ review of The Brutalist (2024)
The behemoth of a film which is “The Brutalist” is finally available to rent since I missed its theatrical run. Costing only $9 million and running 3.5 hours, you cannot wrap your mind on how they ach...
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February 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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A ★★★★½ review of One of Them Days (2025)
One of the better January releases in years, “One of Them Days” tackles the single day comedy formula and succeeds. Besides a story with a million side quests, the jokes actually stick for the most pa...
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February 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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A ★★★ review of Wolf Man (2025)
I’d argue the world needs a real, true Monster Universe renaissance because you can approach the classic stories in so many different ways. And they typically revert to old school levels of horror- de...
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February 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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A ★★★½ review of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
After how many years of studios not learning how to just make a video game movie, the Sonic franchise figured it out. Nobody is saying they’re the best things ever made. But movies that are specifical...
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February 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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A ★★½ review of You're Cordially Invited (2025)
An issue with comedies over the last decade is most reveal their cards way too soon. As in the punchline to the plot. “You’re Cordially Invited” tells you almost everything in the first five minutes, ...
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January 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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A ★★★ review of Babygirl (2024)
I expected this to be a more professional grade version of Fifty Shades of Grey, but it’s not. “Babygirl” is a better movie with odd decisions outside of its kinky fixation. It made the right call sho...
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January 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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A ★★★★ review of Memoir of a Snail (2024)
Nothing about “Memoir of a Snail” indicates this is a children’s animated movie. Because it’s not. At all. So never listen to people who say animated movies are only for kids. Everything about this mo...
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January 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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A ★★★½ review of Queer (2024)
“Queer” could easily be Daniel Craig at his best, and it’s tough to beat. Colman Domingo should be the only actor this award cycle challenging him, but I don’t see Craig getting award chatter. The mov...
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January 21, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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A ★½ review of Back in Action (2025)
Unfortunately, Cameron Diaz’s return to acting appears to be solely fueled by money. This is essentially a spy comedy script from, I don’t know, 15 years ago. Whenever they conduct spy work, it feels ...
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January 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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A ★★★★ review of A Real Pain (2024)
This movie has a lot of small details I enjoy, such as the heavy use of Chopin since, well, he was Polish. But it weirdly suits exactly what’s happening. What I really enjoy about “A Real Pain” is its...
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January 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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A ★★★★½ review of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
There is something so whimsical and relaxing about the Wallace and Gromit projects. Maybe it’s the iconic claymation. Maybe it’s the humor. Or, just maybe, it’s both. While I found some moments pretty...
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January 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM