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My brother's first time experiencing 4DX and it was a fun time with a lively theater, I think there is a smidge of heart between the characters and the dynamics are really cute and feel real to an extent, but it's just a average in every other category. Every story beat taken from the original and made 5x worse!

"Truth is vanishing, War is coming"

I don't give a shit what anyone else says, this is one of the best films of the decade. The perfect culmination of a franchise, and state of the world. A 3 hour epic, that I'd back down right now and rewatch.

Packed Friday night theater, I've now seen this film at a press screening at TIFF, US Premiere at SXSW (Paramount), and with a public theater and it hits every single time. Non stop laughing, pure comedy man.

The Final Reckoning got me so pilled that all I could do to hold me over until my next viewing was turn on Fallout.

"The Final Reckoning" is the type of film that comes few and far between - I believe that with any effort we give, our lives can be changed for better or for worse. My resting 59 to submarine sequence 160 heart rate aside, The Final Reckoning is the exact morphing of destiny we need right now. In a world where I just saw a tweet saying "This video was entirely generated by Google’s ‘Veo 3’ AI" I know we are in trouble, but if you take one thing away from this movie let it be that hope is never lost and we are the only ones that can save every last thread of it. Thanks Tommy, you made me cry, laugh, shake my leg at 150mph, and everything else in between, you made me believe in cinema again, you really did make the world a better place with this one.

This is my first time seeing this film at a conscious age and holy shit does it rock. Philip Seymour Hoffman though doesn't have much screen time, has a presence like no other, and this might just be Cruise's career best performance?? If this wasn't shot and executed so much like a Transformers movie I think the score's ceiling would be much higher but for what it's worth, this movie rocks.

I can't pinpoint one specific reason why Bring Her Back worked so well for me but its genuinely just consistent across the board. My only flaw (a pretty essential one) is that it doesn't really trust the audience with anything - everything feels laid out there, but I really loved the concept and most of the execution so I can look past it to an extent. Weird comparison but the 3rd act really reminded me of the resolving minutes of Prisoners. Anyways, free Wonka's mom.

Watched on Wednesday May 14, 2025.

Honestly I'm telling my boy the day after I'm out of the ER

I love rom coms

Gonna pretend like this one doesn't exist!

I just experienced a peak Friday night at the movies. Not a single seat empty, 4DX, cheers when that k** died in the beginning, and just an absolutely electric crowd. At times it was annoying, the plot was generic and generally just boring, but the fact that this movie has been my best theatrical experience of 2025 so far says something. Cringe kills yeah but the PEOPLE LOVED IT. I mean the movie is the most average thing ever, but I have to watch the rest of the franchise now, right??

The Phoenician Scheme feels like the first time I've experiences a real Wes Anderson narrative since the 2020s have begun. A phenomenal lead performance, weak pacing, but an interesting tear between the power of money and god.

A real Dev Patel masterclass but as I wrap up these shorts going into The Phoenician's Scheme, my style > substance issues with the majority of Anderson's work still stands, but it says something that I'll always be interested in whatever project he does next.

So far this is the strongest of the shorts - a phenominal Fiennes performance and a story where the visuals ACTUALLY aide the substance. Never thought I'd see the day!!

Wes Anderson seems to be the perfect vessel for phenomenal performances. This story feels the most devastating of his adaptations and I think the shorter format works for the emotional weight of the wacky presentations.

I feel bad for myself that I'll never "get" Wes Anderson because this (and all his work) is a technical masterclass but still from narration to storytelling choices, aside from one film he's never ever moved me. Dev Patel and Benedict Cumberbatch act off tho!!

Been home for 2 weeks and got my mom to the theater 4 times and got her hyped for Ballerina & MI8 #propaganda

Never seen more bullets wasted in my life

Watching Hurry Up Tomorrow under a week from now and have been really worried about it, the only saving grace being people love Trey Edward Shults. This is the first of his work I've seen and I think it's the definition of simple but effective. Abbott and Edgerton are working on great levels but none of the mystery moved me at all. The technical choice to bring us down to a 3.00:1 by the end is easily the best part of the film, one of the times I truly wished a movie was 30-45 minutes longer just so I had more invested into the world.

"We were so bad,
You were happy"

Been waiting to rewatch this movie since the credits rolled my first time around, this time with my best friends in the world and man it got me even better. The bridge scene between Yelena and Alexei got me good, Sentry's introduction is perfect and the visual language in the void is elite. I still think the second act is non-existent, but somehow the film still flows really well for me. Might rewatch this again soon, got me logging onto Disney+ to rewatch some MCU movies, real love is back.

In some multiverse my uncle is a variant of Ajay Devgn

Everything about this movie is executed to perfection except the story structure. The "We have no reliable heroes" line really sat with me through the entire film, felt like a very self-conscious Kevin Feige line - but for good reason. A film with this core is exactly what the MCU needed off the heels of Endgame, not 5 years later, but here we are, and it still works pretty well. This "Avengers" has great heart, Sentry is an elite villain, and technically this rips, and Yelena is pretty perfectly built to be a core leader going into the future of the MCU - butttt isn't the universe basically hitting a hard reset in 2027? Anyways, feels like real bagwork here on the MCU's end, excited to see how this translates into current MCU projects in production on a technical and character writing level. Good stuff here.

Just my best friend doing absolute goat shit

First time my dad has been to a movie theater since December 2023, for the most DAD movie ever

I'm not super familiar with the zombie apocalypse genre but this is the best depiction I've seen. I think the character catalyst is elite, Cillian is obviously phenomenal, but the second act drags way too much. Visually there is little to no momentum in a story that would've been aided by it. Emotional beats hit and the final act is executed really well, my mom's main complaint was that it felt like it ended with no resolution, personally I liked the more-so "witnessing the apocalypse" rather than "trying to save the world" story, that's just me tho. Pretty excited for this sequel in a month's time.

Haven't gone back to this since I originally saw it a couple of years ago, this time in a theater, it finally clicked. A near perfect film, the perfect character study, in a world that's never felt more real. This is elite ball knowledge.

This actually rocked way more than I expected. Not without some heavy flaws but the world is built out pretty well, an interesting origin, and awesome lead. Goes into every group going to cabin cliche but plays off of the video game concept interestingly.

Everytime I watch this movie I have a different experience, this shit rocks

One of the most somehow basic but complicated movies I've ever seen. Usually I find "no-plot" movies to be pointless but this finds a way to still create stakes in a way that mimics a set plot perfectly. I almost threw up about half-way through this movie, never happened to me before, but it goes to show how insanely powerful being in the midst of war is. An insane pull on my end to catch a 1:25pm Monday showtime, but I needed to experience this in theaters and beyond happy I did. I don't really understand how this is pro or anti war. Which is most people's problem with Civil War, but I love that about this movie. It's just emotion, it's just humanity, and it doesn't (to me a pretty peaceful guy) scream yay or nay to war. Joseph Quinn and Will Poulter give best of their career performances - but everyone across the board is perfect. + now I have new coms to use in Fortnite.

Some insane pacing problems here imo but Matthew (yes we are on a first name basis) is nearly at his best here. Giving the most range of his career but still feels shallow (just as every other character) bc of the story structure. Good eats though

So basically she invented nostalgia bait??

FFF #4

Final film of the fest, not a snoozer but man I was never dialed in

FFF #3

Pretty phenomenal look into humanity in the simplest way possible - gen z teenagers. A SXSW crowd would've went crazy for this, genuinely loved this movie and would recommend and student of film to watch it!

my dad is gonna eat this shit UPPPPP

everyone talking about hailee steinfeld, my friend and i went feral when we saw mbj's forearms 😭

Watched on Friday April 11, 2025.

Watched on Wednesday April 9, 2025.

thinking about love n shit

I've seen the trailer for this film over 20 times so I automatically assumed it would be repetitive, uninteresting, and straight up boring. I assumed soooo wrong.

Rami Malek is generational, but what's new??? Great story, characters and a core that is perfectly rooted in rage and revenge. Loved this shit man can't wait to put more people onto it, keep making movies like this!!!

Watched on Sunday March 30, 2025.

when steve said "i'm bricked" the entire theater cheered

It's been a while since I've taken a trip to the theater alone for a film that wasn't press or a film festival and I've truly been waiting all week for this, Princess Mononoke is the first Ghibli film that struck a chord for me.

The other-worldly elements usually never work for me in other Ghibli movies but it truly felt leaned into, in a world, character and thematic sense. This is truly an epic war film from the first scene to the last. Voice acting is immaculate, and mannnn that SCORE. All timer honestly. Only flaw is that this feels insanely long - I get it's covering a lot and the world building is elite but the last 30 minutes had me checking the time.

Also Ashitaka?? new literally me unlocked

FFF #2

I hate talking about a movie that is so rooted in how OTHER deal with grief in such a negative light but man this completely misses the mark. Any and every futuristic / sci-fi concept is such a surface level exploration. Guy Pearce is the only even able performance, but he is pretty fun in every scene he has. Just a lot of misses all around.

finally checked this off the huge blind spot list, this ABSOLUTELY RULES. 90 minutes of hilarious and entertaining characters, great and simple world building, along with stellar practical effects.

Feels much more bigger and ambitious production wise than other A24 titles but is still super fun. Paul Rudd literally plays himself, but Will Poulter is hilarious and carries every scene he's in. Unicorns didn't look half bad, and it goes by quick.

Though plagued by the most baffling character choices and really weird plot holes, I was slightly moved by this? The pacing is fairly brisk and actually attempts some real depth unlike 99% of modern Blumhouse smog. Danielle Deadwyler is on one this year because this and 40 Acres are awesome performances. & visually there is also something at least unique and inspired happening here.

FFF #1

40 Acres builds a quick world, character dynamics, and interesting. I think the pace is its biggest flaw, but by end has you on the edge of your seat for the multiple action and story moments being resolved. A little on the nose thematically but nothing that turned me away, had a really great time with this bloody but meditative action thriller.

one of the most rewatchable movies of all time, a physical media essential

"this was the only movie i have stayed awake during in the last year so you have to watch it so you know it's good, we can watch the second one together" - my dad

1. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
2. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
3. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
4. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
5. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
6. Mission: Impossible III
7. Mission: Impossible
8. Mission: Impossible II

In Progress

1. The Phoenician Scheme
2. The French Dispatch
3. The Rat Catcher
4. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
5. Asteroid City
6. The Swan
7. Poison

1. Mickey 17
2. Together
3. Sinners
4. Thunderbolts*
5. Warfare
6. It Ends
7. The Amateur
8. Redux Redux
9. Friendship
10. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

...plus 34 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Arrival
2. La La Land
3. Captain America: Civil War
4. Moana
5. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
6. Deadpool
7. The Jungle Book
8. The ant
9. Train to Busan
10. Moonlight

...plus 65 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. It Ends
2. 40 Acres
3. Good Boy
4. The Shrouds

1. Together
2. Friendship
3. Redux Redux
4. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
5. Clown in a Cornfield
6. The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick
7. The Rivals of Amziah King
8. Summer of 69
9. Ash
10. The Surfer

...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Batman
2. Babylon
3. RRR
4. Top Gun: Maverick
5. Avatar: The Way of Water
6. Everything Everywhere All at Once
7. Decision to Leave
8. The Banshees of Inisherin
9. The Fabelmans
10. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

...plus 92 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Anora
3. The Brutalist
4. I'm Still Here
5. Conclave
6. The Substance
7. Nickel Boys
8. Wicked
9. A Complete Unknown
10. Emilia Pérez

here we go again

1. Dune: Part Two
2. The Brutalist
3. Anora
4. Dìdi (弟弟)
5. Sing Sing
6. Monkey Man
7. Civil War
8. Nosferatu
9. I'm Still Here
10. Ghostlight

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1. Captain America: Civil War
2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
3. Captain America: Brave New World
4. Captain America: The First Avenger

These are my favorite movies of all time

1. Spider-Man 2
2. Interstellar
3. Oppenheimer
4. The Batman
5. Good Will Hunting
6. The Dark Knight
7. Se7en
8. La La Land
9. Arrival
10. Babylon

...plus 8 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

greatest director of all time

1. Interstellar
2. Oppenheimer
3. The Dark Knight
4. The Prestige
5. Inception
6. Tenet
7. Memento
8. Dunkirk
9. The Dark Knight Rises
10. Batman Begins

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1. Deadpool & Wolverine
2. Transformers One
3. Kraven the Hunter
4. Venom: The Last Dance
5. Madame Web
6. Joker: Folie à Deux

1. Nosferatu
2. Alien: Romulus
3. Late Night with the Devil
4. The Substance
5. Heretic

1. Mickey 17
2. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
3. Superman
4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps
5. Avatar: Fire and Ash
6. Frankenstein
7. Sinners
8. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
9. F1 The Movie
10. Jurassic World Rebirth

...plus 9 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Prisoners
2. Blade Runner 2049
3. Dune: Part Two
4. Arrival
5. Dune
6. Sicario
7. Enemy

• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3

1. Venom
2. Kraven the Hunter
3. Venom: The Last Dance
4. Morbius
5. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
6. Madame Web

1. The Wild Robot
2. Transformers One
3. IF
4. Inside Out 2
5. Kung Fu Panda 4
6. Piece By Piece
7. Despicable Me 4
8. Look Back

1. Singham
2. Sooryavanshi
3. Simmba
4. Singham Returns
5. Singham Again

• Terrifier 2
• Terrifier
• Terrifier 3
• All Hallows' Eve

still working through these

1. The Batman
2. The Dark Knight
3. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
4. The Lego Batman Movie
5. Batman Begins
6. The Dark Knight Rises
7. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
8. Batman
9. Batman Returns
10. Batman Forever

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• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
• Megamind
• Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• The Incredibles
• Finding Nemo
• Coco
• Toy Story 3
• Big Hero 6

1. Anora
2. Saturday Night
3. We Live in Time
4. Friendship
5. Heretic
6. Eden
7. The Substance
8. The Wild Robot
9. Babygirl
10. The Life of Chuck

...plus 9 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

watching the entire franchise for the first time

1. Bumblebee
2. Transformers
3. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
4. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
5. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
6. Transformers: Age of Extinction
7. Transformers: The Last Knight
8. Transformers One

• Aliens
• Alien
• Alien³
• Alien Resurrection
• Prometheus
• Alien: Covenant

• Nightbitch
• Relay
• All of You
• Love in the Big City
• We Live in Time
• The Piano Lesson
• The Order
• The Life of Chuck
• The End
• Piece By Piece

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Top Gun: Maverick
2. Twisters
3. Hit Man
4. Devotion
5. Anyone But You
6. Set It Up

• X
• Fear Street: 1666
• Fear Street: 1978
• Fear Street: 1994
• Scream
• Scream VI
• Bodies Bodies Bodies
• The Black Phone
• Terrifier 2
• A Quiet Place Part II

...plus 42 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Arrival
3. Prisoners
4. Blade Runner 2049
5. Dune
6. Sicario
7. Enemy

• Perfect Days
• Cure
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire
• In the Mood for Love
• All of Us Strangers
• Fallen Angels
• Decision to Leave

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

1. 1917
2. Avengers: Endgame
3. Marriage Story
4. Parasite
5. Uncut Gems
6. The Lighthouse
7. Ford v Ferrari
8. Knives Out
9. Midsommar
10. Joker

...plus 171 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
3. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
4. Mad Max 2
5. Mad Max

1. Lady Bird
2. The Iron Claw
3. Good Time
4. The Lobster
5. The Green Knight
6. Minari
7. Uncut Gems
8. C'mon C'mon
9. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
10. The Last Black Man in San Francisco

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1. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2. War for the Planet of the Apes
3. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
5. Planet of the Apes
6. Escape from the Planet of the Apes
7. Beneath the Planet of the Apes
8. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
9. Battle for the Planet of the Apes
10. Planet of the Apes

• Game Night
• Battle for the Planet of the Apes
• X-Men: First Class
• Black Widow
• Mayhem
• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
• Challengers
• The Florida Project
• Mad Max

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• Snack Shack
• TRON: Legacy
• Friday
• Game Night
• Escape from New York
• Mayhem
• Just Friends
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
• Nope
• Uncut Gems

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Monkey Man
2. Civil War
3. Challengers
4. Abigail
5. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
6. The First Omen
7. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
8. Strange Way of Life
9. Sting
10. Boy Kills World

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1. Spider-Man 2
2. Spider-Man
3. Spider-Man 3

tentative list for a new video!!

• Lars and the Real Girl
• Blade Runner 2049
• La La Land
• The Nice Guys
• The Notebook
• Blue Valentine
• Drive
• First Man
• Crazy, Stupid, Love.
• The Fall Guy

...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

my short but sweet SXSW 2024

1. Monkey Man
2. Dìdi (弟弟)
3. Arcadian
4. The Fall Guy
5. Y2K
6. Babes
7. Doin' It
8. The Gutter
9. Immaculate
10. I Saw the TV Glow

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Beautiful Boy
3. Lady Bird
4. Little Women
5. Dune
6. Wonka
7. The French Dispatch
8. The King
9. Bones and All
10. Call Me by Your Name

...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Oppenheimer
2. Past Lives
3. The Holdovers
4. Anatomy of a Fall
5. American Fiction
6. Poor Things
7. Barbie
8. Killers of the Flower Moon
9. Maestro
10. The Zone of Interest

These are all of the movie's I've seen that have released in 2023

1. Oppenheimer
2. The Iron Claw
3. Past Lives
4. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
5. The Holdovers
6. Anatomy of a Fall
7. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
8. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
9. John Wick: Chapter 4
10. All of Us Strangers

...plus 110 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2
2. Loki
3. WandaVision
4. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
5. Hawkeye
6. Moon Knight
7. Ms. Marvel
8. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
9. Echo
10. Secret Invasion

1. Oppenheimer
2. The Batman
3. Babylon
4. Past Lives
5. The Iron Claw
6. Dune
7. The Banshees of Inisherin
8. RRR
9. Everything Everywhere All at Once
10. The Suicide Squad

...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
3. Mickey 17
4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
5. Joker: Folie à Deux
6. Deadpool & Wolverine
7. Challengers
8. From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
9. Hit Man
10. A Quiet Place: Day One

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
4. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
5. Blue Beetle
6. The Flash
7. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
8. Shazam! Fury of the Gods
9. The Marvels

1. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
2. Eureka
3. Heart of Stone
4. AGGRO DR1FT
5. You People
6. Strays
7. 65
8. Beau Is Afraid
9. Mafia Mamma
10. Inside

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.