BelangiaJo
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chicago-based actor & comedian. 🏳️🌈
cat dad. film fan! 📽
cat dad. film fan! 📽
In a year with stellar horror films, I left Bone Lake a bit disappointed.
Reviews make me feel like I missed something. Many praised the pacing, but I felt like it was a slog at times. Others commented that it was unique, but it felt very predictable to me.
Reviews make me feel like I missed something. Many praised the pacing, but I felt like it was a slog at times. Others commented that it was unique, but it felt very predictable to me.
October 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
In a year with stellar horror films, I left Bone Lake a bit disappointed.
Reviews make me feel like I missed something. Many praised the pacing, but I felt like it was a slog at times. Others commented that it was unique, but it felt very predictable to me.
Reviews make me feel like I missed something. Many praised the pacing, but I felt like it was a slog at times. Others commented that it was unique, but it felt very predictable to me.
Pretty solid 4.
Lurker might be my favorite movie of the year. It catered to my sensibilities.
Toxic Avenger was stupid (complimentary).
Dylan O’Brien impressed me in Twinless.
K-Pop: Demon Hunters really is that girl.
Lurker might be my favorite movie of the year. It catered to my sensibilities.
Toxic Avenger was stupid (complimentary).
Dylan O’Brien impressed me in Twinless.
K-Pop: Demon Hunters really is that girl.
September 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Pretty solid 4.
Lurker might be my favorite movie of the year. It catered to my sensibilities.
Toxic Avenger was stupid (complimentary).
Dylan O’Brien impressed me in Twinless.
K-Pop: Demon Hunters really is that girl.
Lurker might be my favorite movie of the year. It catered to my sensibilities.
Toxic Avenger was stupid (complimentary).
Dylan O’Brien impressed me in Twinless.
K-Pop: Demon Hunters really is that girl.
All good films — from best to worst:
1) Boys Go To Jupiter: admired the artistic style / music integration.
2) Caught Stealing: very 90s, very NYC, very Aronofsky. Austin Butler was phenomenal.
3) The Roses: a bit uneven, but strong leads.
4) Ne Zha 2: All over the place, but some places were good.
1) Boys Go To Jupiter: admired the artistic style / music integration.
2) Caught Stealing: very 90s, very NYC, very Aronofsky. Austin Butler was phenomenal.
3) The Roses: a bit uneven, but strong leads.
4) Ne Zha 2: All over the place, but some places were good.
August 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
All good films — from best to worst:
1) Boys Go To Jupiter: admired the artistic style / music integration.
2) Caught Stealing: very 90s, very NYC, very Aronofsky. Austin Butler was phenomenal.
3) The Roses: a bit uneven, but strong leads.
4) Ne Zha 2: All over the place, but some places were good.
1) Boys Go To Jupiter: admired the artistic style / music integration.
2) Caught Stealing: very 90s, very NYC, very Aronofsky. Austin Butler was phenomenal.
3) The Roses: a bit uneven, but strong leads.
4) Ne Zha 2: All over the place, but some places were good.
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A very uneven film w/ parts that REALLY worked and parts that left me scratching my head.
A very uneven film w/ parts that REALLY worked and parts that left me scratching my head.
A ★★★½ review of The Roses (2025)
A very uneven film w/ parts that REALLY worked and parts that left me scratching my head. The good: • Olivia Colman & Benedict Cumberbatch • The scene that led to Cumberbatch losing his job • The hous...
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August 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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A very uneven film w/ parts that REALLY worked and parts that left me scratching my head.
A very uneven film w/ parts that REALLY worked and parts that left me scratching my head.
Can we bring Boys Go To Jupiter into the Animated Feature awards conversation? It’s a brilliantly offbeat indie film with unique animation and storytelling.
August 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Can we bring Boys Go To Jupiter into the Animated Feature awards conversation? It’s a brilliantly offbeat indie film with unique animation and storytelling.
nw: boys go to jupiter
August 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
nw: boys go to jupiter
Honey Don’t has a lot of flair, but stumbles a bit in substance.
My feeling re: Cabaret are complicated… Liza was great!
Portrait of a Lady on Fire was phenomenal, start to finish.
I’m glad I was able to watch Highest 2 Lowest in theaters. Need to watch High to Low to better understand it.
My feeling re: Cabaret are complicated… Liza was great!
Portrait of a Lady on Fire was phenomenal, start to finish.
I’m glad I was able to watch Highest 2 Lowest in theaters. Need to watch High to Low to better understand it.
August 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Honey Don’t has a lot of flair, but stumbles a bit in substance.
My feeling re: Cabaret are complicated… Liza was great!
Portrait of a Lady on Fire was phenomenal, start to finish.
I’m glad I was able to watch Highest 2 Lowest in theaters. Need to watch High to Low to better understand it.
My feeling re: Cabaret are complicated… Liza was great!
Portrait of a Lady on Fire was phenomenal, start to finish.
I’m glad I was able to watch Highest 2 Lowest in theaters. Need to watch High to Low to better understand it.
Remember when Kirsten Dunst clocked her fellow panelists re: working w/ female directors?
"I think its up to us as actresses to give the opportunity to first-time directors. Most of those (women), it was their first time." [Sophia Coppola, Kate/Laura Mulleavy, Leslye Headland]
"I think its up to us as actresses to give the opportunity to first-time directors. Most of those (women), it was their first time." [Sophia Coppola, Kate/Laura Mulleavy, Leslye Headland]
August 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Remember when Kirsten Dunst clocked her fellow panelists re: working w/ female directors?
"I think its up to us as actresses to give the opportunity to first-time directors. Most of those (women), it was their first time." [Sophia Coppola, Kate/Laura Mulleavy, Leslye Headland]
"I think its up to us as actresses to give the opportunity to first-time directors. Most of those (women), it was their first time." [Sophia Coppola, Kate/Laura Mulleavy, Leslye Headland]
Did Dean Winters (The Allstate Mayhem guy) ruin anyone else's immersion in Highest 2 Lowest, or just me?
August 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Did Dean Winters (The Allstate Mayhem guy) ruin anyone else's immersion in Highest 2 Lowest, or just me?
nw: Highest 2 Lowest at Alamo Drafthouse bc it’s not showing at AMC.
It’s a shame that it isn’t getting a broader theatrical release, but the blame isn’t on AMC. It’s on AppleTV+ for not guaranteeing an adequate release period. It goes to streaming two short weeks from now!
It’s a shame that it isn’t getting a broader theatrical release, but the blame isn’t on AMC. It’s on AppleTV+ for not guaranteeing an adequate release period. It goes to streaming two short weeks from now!
August 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
nw: Highest 2 Lowest at Alamo Drafthouse bc it’s not showing at AMC.
It’s a shame that it isn’t getting a broader theatrical release, but the blame isn’t on AMC. It’s on AppleTV+ for not guaranteeing an adequate release period. It goes to streaming two short weeks from now!
It’s a shame that it isn’t getting a broader theatrical release, but the blame isn’t on AMC. It’s on AppleTV+ for not guaranteeing an adequate release period. It goes to streaming two short weeks from now!
It’s a day late, but I got there.
The Naked Gun and Weapons were incredible theater-going experiences bt laughs and frights, it was great to do it with a crowd.
The Vast of Night is a simple, but effective sci-fi film. I recommend watching it.
Electrick Children, I’d skip.
The Naked Gun and Weapons were incredible theater-going experiences bt laughs and frights, it was great to do it with a crowd.
The Vast of Night is a simple, but effective sci-fi film. I recommend watching it.
Electrick Children, I’d skip.
August 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It’s a day late, but I got there.
The Naked Gun and Weapons were incredible theater-going experiences bt laughs and frights, it was great to do it with a crowd.
The Vast of Night is a simple, but effective sci-fi film. I recommend watching it.
Electrick Children, I’d skip.
The Naked Gun and Weapons were incredible theater-going experiences bt laughs and frights, it was great to do it with a crowd.
The Vast of Night is a simple, but effective sci-fi film. I recommend watching it.
Electrick Children, I’d skip.
Is it just me or is there's something off-putting about the camerawork in Wednesday: Season 2?
It's HEAVY on actors delivering their lines direct-to-camera and the lighting is... weirdly bright and sterile.
Not to mention, the whole Pugsley storyline comes across as Disney channel humor.
It's HEAVY on actors delivering their lines direct-to-camera and the lighting is... weirdly bright and sterile.
Not to mention, the whole Pugsley storyline comes across as Disney channel humor.
August 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Is it just me or is there's something off-putting about the camerawork in Wednesday: Season 2?
It's HEAVY on actors delivering their lines direct-to-camera and the lighting is... weirdly bright and sterile.
Not to mention, the whole Pugsley storyline comes across as Disney channel humor.
It's HEAVY on actors delivering their lines direct-to-camera and the lighting is... weirdly bright and sterile.
Not to mention, the whole Pugsley storyline comes across as Disney channel humor.
We need seven more Frankenstein movies. STAT!
August 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We need seven more Frankenstein movies. STAT!
Follow me on the AwardExpert app @BelangiaJo for my film award season hot takes. There’s a lot of new social features now, so I’ll be using them!
August 7, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Follow me on the AwardExpert app @BelangiaJo for my film award season hot takes. There’s a lot of new social features now, so I’ll be using them!
Just waiting for Luca Guadagnino to discover me and put me in one of his gay little movies.
August 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Just waiting for Luca Guadagnino to discover me and put me in one of his gay little movies.
Strawberry Mansion had such a great first act that I wish it fully explored.
Together was a lot more palatable than I thought it’d be with a good storyline.
Oh, Hi lost me in Act I, but won me over by the end.
Fantastic Four was a simple Superhero movie that delivered exactly that.
Together was a lot more palatable than I thought it’d be with a good storyline.
Oh, Hi lost me in Act I, but won me over by the end.
Fantastic Four was a simple Superhero movie that delivered exactly that.
August 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Strawberry Mansion had such a great first act that I wish it fully explored.
Together was a lot more palatable than I thought it’d be with a good storyline.
Oh, Hi lost me in Act I, but won me over by the end.
Fantastic Four was a simple Superhero movie that delivered exactly that.
Together was a lot more palatable than I thought it’d be with a good storyline.
Oh, Hi lost me in Act I, but won me over by the end.
Fantastic Four was a simple Superhero movie that delivered exactly that.
I either never want a tattoo ever or a slut tattoo on my lower thigh and patchwork tattoos on my arms, nothing in-between.
July 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I either never want a tattoo ever or a slut tattoo on my lower thigh and patchwork tattoos on my arms, nothing in-between.
I'll watch anything directed by Guillermo del Toro, Luca Guadagnino, Robert Eggers, or Yorgos Lanthimos.
July 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I'll watch anything directed by Guillermo del Toro, Luca Guadagnino, Robert Eggers, or Yorgos Lanthimos.
Top 3: The Roses, Weapons, Caught Stealing
Excited: Toxic Avenger, Eden, Highest 2 Lowest
Meh/Unsure: Honey Don't, The Naked Gun, Bad Guys 2
Bottom 3: My Mother's Wedding, Americana, Freakier Friday
I don't have an informed opinion about the rest.
Excited: Toxic Avenger, Eden, Highest 2 Lowest
Meh/Unsure: Honey Don't, The Naked Gun, Bad Guys 2
Bottom 3: My Mother's Wedding, Americana, Freakier Friday
I don't have an informed opinion about the rest.
Which four films on this list are you most anticipating in August? 👀
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July 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Top 3: The Roses, Weapons, Caught Stealing
Excited: Toxic Avenger, Eden, Highest 2 Lowest
Meh/Unsure: Honey Don't, The Naked Gun, Bad Guys 2
Bottom 3: My Mother's Wedding, Americana, Freakier Friday
I don't have an informed opinion about the rest.
Excited: Toxic Avenger, Eden, Highest 2 Lowest
Meh/Unsure: Honey Don't, The Naked Gun, Bad Guys 2
Bottom 3: My Mother's Wedding, Americana, Freakier Friday
I don't have an informed opinion about the rest.
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“Molly Gordon wants to be Allison Flayton so bad.
-0.5 for not showing Logan Lerman’s ass, you cowards!”
“Molly Gordon wants to be Allison Flayton so bad.
-0.5 for not showing Logan Lerman’s ass, you cowards!”
A ★★★ review of Oh, Hi! (2025)
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July 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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“Molly Gordon wants to be Allison Flayton so bad.
-0.5 for not showing Logan Lerman’s ass, you cowards!”
“Molly Gordon wants to be Allison Flayton so bad.
-0.5 for not showing Logan Lerman’s ass, you cowards!”