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Eric Maldonado Jr.
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Husband, father of children and rescue pets. Also, lover of film, music, tv, & lit (not the band). Read my ramblings:
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I watched a movie:
#filmsky #moviesky #wakeupdeadman #netflix

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A ★★★★★ review of Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
For a film that contains a miracle (or does it?) it was wild to also witness the miracle of seeing a murder mystery unfold while simultaneously being moved by what it means to have grace. What an achi...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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I watched a movie:
#moviesky #filmsky #getaway #kanopy

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A ★ review of Get Away (2024)
Kudos to Nick Frost for sitting down to hammer out the idea "What if the INVERSE of Midsommar". However, the tone never really calcified into something as enjoyable as that premise could have been. He...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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I (re) watched a movie:
#filmsky #moviesky #bluray #directorscut #closeencountersofthethirdkind

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A ★★★★ review of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Director’s Cut on Blu-ray viewing. Hot take: this one still rips. Even in a notoriously nuts decade of cinema, Spielberg crafted something still awe-inspiring in 2025.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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I (re) watched a movie:
#moviesky #fullmetaljacket #filmsky #4k

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A ★★★★ review of Full Metal Jacket (1987)
4K watch, which popped beautifully with Kubrick’s signature dim lighting. Rewatching his films as I’ve gotten older, his sense of humor has dawned on me more and more. Case in point with this one: the...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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I watched a movie:
#moviesky #anythingelse #filmsky #tubi

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A ★½ review of Anything Else (2003)
The non-linear story telling did not do this dull script any favors. But there were a few glimpses of the trademark Woody Allen wit despite being delivered by “the star” of this one —Jason Biggs. Oh, ...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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I watched a movie:
#moviesky #zootopia2 #filmsky

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A ★★★★ review of Zootopia 2 (2025)
I've been reading some reviews remarking on the time in between this and the original and if perhaps that lag would hurt its performance. Clearly that has not been the case but it got me thinking abou...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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I watched a movie:
#filmsky #moviesky #therunningman

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A ★ review of The Running Man (2025)
E.W.I.N.O. (Edgar Wright In Name Only).
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November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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I watched a movie:
#moviesky #filmsky #wintersbone #bluray

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A ★★★½ review of Winter's Bone (2010)
Really dug all the dimly lit scenes as well as the drearily photographed exterior shots. Really helped put the viewer in a somber place as this decidedly morose story unfolded. I just really wish I ha...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Cheers to this lovely, rainy weekend!
#backtobackchamps #dodgers #letsgododgers
November 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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I watched a movie:
#filmsky #moviesky #predator:badlands

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A ★★★★ review of Predator: Badlands (2025)
Feels like the franchise is in good hands with Dan Trachtenberg. Very much looking forward to the next installment.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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The theme for this week was apparently 🤘🏼:
#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #moviesky #filmsky
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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I watched a movie:
#moviesky #filmsky #Frankenstein #netflix

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A ★★★★½ review of Frankenstein (2025)
Only GDT could craft such a romantic, grisly, picturesque, heartfelt and contemplative telling of Mary Shelley’s work. I did not know that Jacob Elordi had this performance in him. I was entranced. My...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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I watched a movie:
#filmsky #moviesky #barrylyndon #criterion

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A ★★★ review of Barry Lyndon (1975)
The cinematography definitely lived up to the hype. It was exquisite. The story and water-drip pacing, however, kept me from really loving this one. But a treat for the eye balls nonetheless.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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I watched a movie:
#moviesky #filmsky #mysterytrain #criterion

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A ★★★½ review of Mystery Train (1989)
Unexpectedly programmed a double feature of the “3 intertwining stories” genre by watching this for the first time right after revisiting Amores Perros. Pretty funny how that narrative conceit is wher...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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I (re) watched a movie:
#filmsky #moviesky #amoresperros #criterion

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A ★★★★½ review of Amores Perros (2000)
Stellar criterion blu-ray. Only thing that bummed me out was that all of the interviews and cast reunion special features were done on zoom since they were compiled in 2020. Aside from that, still lov...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Pre/post anxiety watching game 7 w/ Jude. #worldseries #dodgers #backtoback #letsgododgers
November 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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I watched a movie:
#filmsky #moviesky #caughtstealing

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A ★½ review of Caught Stealing (2025)
Enjoyed the throwback 90’s caper vibes, but with such a meh central character it was difficult to get really invested in this story. Especially after THAT twist early on.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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I watched a movie:
#moviesky #filmsky #thetoxicavenger

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A ★★ review of The Toxic Avenger (2023)
B-movie fun to be sure, but lack of big budget and major studio resources should not excuse the lack of a well told story. This one felt all over the place with tone shifts galore and questionable tak...
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September 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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I watched a movie:
#moviesky #filmsky #together

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A ★½ review of Together (2025)
While I enjoyed some of the body horror, overall it felt like this script needed a few more drafts. It didn’t really grab me beyond the hipster guy doesn’t want to be tied down to the professional edu...
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August 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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I watched a movie:
#filmsky #moviesky #highest2lowest

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A ★★★ review of Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
An enjoyable big city caper with exceptional performances by both Denzel and Wright. The moral dilemma at the center seems to get short shrift, however, in what felt like a rush to the end.
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August 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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I watched a movie:
#moviesky #filmsky #kanopy #frankenhooker

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A ★★★★ review of Frankenhooker (1990)
I wonder if Vince Gilligan watched this silly but undoubtedly well-made b movie on a random afternoon one day and thought, “A scientist develops his own brand of dangerously potent street drugs, eh?”
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August 22, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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I watched a movie:
#moviesky #filmsky #kanopy #basketcase

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A ★★★★ review of Basket Case (1982)
The epitome of what I envision when I say “Enjoyably schlocky B-Movie Horror”. Does the acting and premise leave something to be desired? Sure. But the practical effects (re: that claymation!) more th...
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August 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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I watched a movie:
#filmsky #moviesky #kanopy #thedescent

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A ★★★½ review of The Descent (2005)
Genuinely earned (as opposed to cheap) jump scares will always get credit in my book. Throw in some believable practical effects and an unexpected revenge tale and—brother—you’ve got yourself an enjoy...
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August 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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I got to meet a legend yesterday:
#filmsky #moviesky #midsummerscream
August 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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I watched a movie:
#filmsky #moviesky #thenakedgun

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A ★★★★½ review of The Naked Gun (2025)
Does the spoof comedy genre still work on today’s contemporary audience? Do modern movie goers have the patience for rapid fire jokes in place of a conventionally coherent movie plot? I don’t really c...
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August 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM