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Bridget Jones 616i57 Mad About the Boy, 2025

Sat, 8 Mar 2025 13:53:38 +1300

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Watched on Friday March 7, 2025.

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Smile 2 3v1o4q 2024 - ★★★½

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:29:47 +1300

Watched on Monday December 23, 2024.

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Abigail 1u5k5v 2024 - ★★★½

Sat, 10 Aug 2024 12:48:19 +1200

Watched on Friday August 9, 2024.

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Road House 5e6y6d 2024

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 02:17:10 +1300

Watched on Saturday March 23, 2024.

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Virupaksha 425z5s 2023 - ★★★½

Sat, 18 Nov 2023 16:34:26 +1300

Watched on Friday November 17, 2023.

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Joy Ride 256eq 2023 - ★★½

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 13:38:01 +1200

I laughed, I cringed, I cried, I cringed again.

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Talk to Me 704ms 2022 - ★★★★

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:33:52 +1200

Watched on Friday July 28, 2023.

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Horror in the High Desert 254g15 2021 - ★

Mon, 22 May 2023 11:50:33 +1200

Watched on Sunday May 21, 2023.

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Barbarian 563h3w 2022 - ★★★★

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:37:25 +1200

Wild.

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Coming 2 America 5k4b4l 2021 - ★★★

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:42:58 +1300

I mean, I laughed quite a few times and that's more than I was expecting.

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer 5t73r 2017 - ★★

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:57:53 +1200

A lot of people that I respect love this movie. I honestly don't get it.
The film making is undeniably remarkable some really gorgeous scenes and the story is great, but the acting and dialogue are so atrocious at times. I know it's on purpose but I just don't understand why, it's so distracting and takes me out of the entire thing. It's not for me I guess.

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Revenge 4d4i4v 2017 - ★★★★★

Sun, 13 May 2018 13:35:39 +1200

Honestly I'm floored. I didn't expect to love it as much as I did. This takes every mysogonistic trope in cinema and turns it on it's head. Really smart symbolism, really fantastic effects. The cinematogrophy is an homage to pulp cinema and is beautifully crafted. Great soundtrack, fantastic use of color... All around an A+ film and a stellar first full length effort from Coralie Fargeat.

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A Quiet Place 2o4h2b 2018 - ★★★★½

Sat, 7 Apr 2018 18:13:13 +1200

Yes it really is that good.
I CRIED! I literally cried.
Who cries during horror movies?

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Insidious s2c46 The Last Key, 2018 - ★½

Tue, 9 Jan 2018 10:26:07 +1300

My favorite part of the Insidious franchise is severely lacking here. Where are my practical effects? The INSIDIOUS title card that both excites and frightens me is gone. No loud music? Where did you go? Nope just cgi from here on out.

Unfortunately, this is the worst of the series by far. The plot is over-explained through exceedingly unnatural dialogue. The storyline was too dense and included too many characters that ultimately didn't matter.

The most successful part of this movie was by far the flashback scenes; I could have done with the entire film being a flashback. This is where the acting, dialogue and characters shined.

The "comic relief" coming from the ghosthunting sidekicks was excessive and bordering on cartoonish. I laughed very little, and found myself groaning in pain during some of their scenes.

The great Lin Shaye is amazing as usual, but she (understandably) struggles at times to keep her head above the rough seas of dialogue.

I'm like a disappointed parent coming home to find that Leigh Whannell has shoved all the excessive plot points, characters, and meandering clutter into the closet in hopes the viewer will only notice the sparkling floor.

I recommend using your theater money toward the original 'Insidious' blu ray instead.

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Kuso 531i62 2017 - ★½

Mon, 1 Jan 2018 13:19:21 +1300

Someone has a lot of talent but wants to use it to make people feel uncomfortable; I can respect that. With that being said, I don't recommend this.

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Brawl in Cell Block 99 2e422q 2017 - ★★★★

Sat, 23 Dec 2017 13:13:52 +1300

While I didn't find this quite as charming as 'Bone Tomahawk', Zehler's talent as a writer and director is undeniable. His slightly sadistic films are always fantastic and not afraid to teeter in and out of the horror genre ever so slightly. Vaughn is absolutely fantastic in this role. Some of the shots could have been a little faster paced but overall I would say it's a must watch!

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Christmas in the City p2g1o 2013 - ½

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:51:43 +1300

A woman's family business is going bankrupt. In an effort to save it, she goes to "the big city" and works at a department store as a part time seasonal employee. Also, the department store has ACTUAL Santa Claus, but don't worry that has absolutely zero baring on the story. Ashanti has no business acting. I want to drink a lot now.

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Bedeviled 2i2a3m 2016 - ★½

Mon, 13 Nov 2017 08:33:43 +1300

Good concept, but yikes.

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Annabelle r1y29 Creation, 2017 - ★★★

Sun, 22 Oct 2017 04:02:41 +1300

A superior film to the original but still falls flat on scares. The CGI feel goes along with the rest of the Conjuring Universe films but feels a bit more underwelming and excessive here. Like the original, we do get decent character development, but the near 2 hour film drags a little too long for my liking.

Very cool tie up at the end, and some fun easter eggs for Conjuring fans, but pretty far from being the best horror film of the year.

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Honeyspider 59706e 2014 - ★

Fri, 6 Oct 2017 05:32:35 +1300

Watched on Thursday October 5, 2017.

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The Lords of Salem 3vm23 2012 - ★½

Tue, 8 Aug 2017 09:47:06 +1200

If you cut out 20 minutes; rewrote all the dialogue; and reimagined the plot a bit... it wouldn't be half bad. The set design is really great. The best RZ movie I've seen... but I think this might be the last one for me.

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The Devil's Candy 26y5a 2015 - ★★★★★

Sat, 5 Aug 2017 08:48:39 +1200

Sean Byrne is a fucking genius.

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The Loved Ones 5o1l26 2009 - ★★★★

Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:06:16 +1200

The Australian glitter infested version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre... no seriously, and It's just as amazing as it sounds.

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It Comes at Night 32v61 2017 - ★★★½

Sun, 11 Jun 2017 08:46:51 +1200

It follows suit with many of A24's productions from the past year or so. It's slow burning, with beautiful cinematography and quiet subdued dialogue. The film has some serious haunting undertones, and plays with your mind a bit.

That said, after the film was over, I was left thirsty. The ambiguous ending was unnecessary and bland. There were so many possibilities, but this one falls by the wayside.

I would say it's worth a watch since I do think this is better than many that I've seen this year. For me, ultimately - it's potential is left untapped.

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The Return of the Living Dead a4f4o 1985 - ★★★★½

Wed, 7 Jun 2017 15:12:23 +1200

Another movie I took way too long to get to. Braaaaiinnnnnssss.

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Digging Up the Marrow 1l2l3u 2014 - ★★★

Wed, 31 May 2017 15:42:05 +1200

It's fun, it does it's job.

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Moana 5n5815 2016 - ★★★

Tue, 4 Apr 2017 13:59:43 +1200

I was expecting more. Good message, & good music though. Not a bad one for the kiddos... but i'm not excited to watch it again.

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The Belko Experiment 5u669 2016 - ★★★

Mon, 3 Apr 2017 16:53:14 +1200

It's a fun movie. Not much in of depth just a moderately gorey ride. s as more of an action film than horror to me.

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Phantasm 5g152g 1979 - ★★★½

Sun, 2 Apr 2017 11:45:39 +1200

I mean, I didn't understand anything that was happening... but I still had fun watching it.

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The Void 2ye2u 2016 - ★★½

Sun, 2 Apr 2017 06:51:06 +1200

This film will find its audience... The writer/director team have a makeup/special effects background. This is overall the main strength of this film... I needed more otherwise.

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A Cure for Wellness 1se5r 2016 - ★★

Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:30:24 +1300

Do you guys when Jupiter Ascending came out? People were excited about it because it was really beautiful - but no one liked it because it was weird, didn't make much sense, and had mediocre acting / dialogue?

Yep.

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Repulsion 6od6m 1965 - ★★★★½

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:29:16 +1300

Took me way too long to see this. Amazing.

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople 2xk3a 2016 - ★★★★½

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:25:52 +1300

A feelgood happy film, we could all use this movie. Worth renting!!

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I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House 2i4b2c 2016 - ★★★★½

Fri, 4 Nov 2016 15:18:14 +1300

A beautiful haunting lullaby with strange and poetic lyrics. This film has a circular plot; it explains nothing, and is unapologetic about it.

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Pontypool 3o3947 2008 - ★★★

Thu, 3 Nov 2016 15:03:56 +1300

This isn't a perfect film, but it is wildly creative and a lot of fun! Really glad I checked this one out.

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Paranormal Activity 1u181g The Ghost Dimension, 2015 - ★½

Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:13:18 +1300

More of the same scares, except this time it's less creative, and less interesting. There is a lot more CGI though, so there's that...

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Demons 5b5f6y 1985 - ★★★½

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:17:04 +1300

A goofy gory mess of fun!

Bava allows the Argento color scheme to rear it's beautiful blue and red face, but despite that - this just feels like a very silly 80's horror film that will delight and disturb you to your core.

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Under the Shadow 4zr39 2016 - ★★★★½

Fri, 7 Oct 2016 00:58:22 +1300

This film achieves so much. Strong cultural, and feminist overtones during an impending war add so much depth to this creepy atmospheric horror film. A must watch! One of the best horror films of the year. Full review available on finalgirlshorrorcast.com .

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Friday the 13th 60g3n 1980 - ★★★½

Tue, 4 Oct 2016 16:11:32 +1300

Wanna know a secret? I don't think I have ever seen this movie all the way through in one sitting. I'm not trying to bad mouth it though, It truly has some great moments that I could watch, over and over (especially the very end, and Kevin Bacon's cigarette break).

Some of the bad: I don't think I had ever noticed the somewhat brazen homage to Hitchcock's 'Psycho'. The score at times is almost note for note! This film is no 'Psycho', though - and it has some serious pacing issues at times.

It's lovely to revisit, but it will probably be awhile before I watch this again. I guess sometimes you have to remind yourself that Halloween beats Friday the 13th in a big way.

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Baskin 1j5t3q 2015 - ★★★

Tue, 4 Oct 2016 15:57:35 +1300

I'm still not sure how I feel about this one.

I certainly can appreciate it, although it's not really my type of horror film. I will say it was very nightmarish and the practical effects were certainly compelling. It's very similar in tone to Hellraiser, but I found the story here a bit more interesting.

This is a GREAT horror movie for a very particular type of horror lover - not for me, but I know they're out there. If you love Hellraiser I would give 'Baskin' a try.

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Sacrifice 4w1sx 2016 - ★

Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:45:36 +1300

A big sloppy mess. The pacing is really off, it rushes through important details and then slows down in less important parts. I think a lot of this issue stems from the writing. This is based on a novel so I think they just tried to fit too much in.

All in all I found it really unsuccessful. It's not scary in the slightest. It's truly more of a mystery than a horror or thriller movie - although you could never tell that by the films description or cover.

I would recommend skipping it - but perhaps the novel is worth reading?

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Most Likely to Die 6z1d1 2015 - ★★

Mon, 26 Sep 2016 08:19:04 +1300

Not a very interesting concept, and it feels like it should have been made about 20 years ago.

I'm giving this 2 stars only because its pretty fun to make fun of, but I was hoping for a little more since I enjoyed Last Shift. Watch it when you're drinking with your friends. Nothing scary happens, at all...

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Blair Witch 2m4a1u 2016 - ★★★

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:31:38 +1200

It brings me no pleasure to announce that this film wasn't what I hoped it would be. It isn't horrible, but there are some truly confusing aspects that are never explained.

A lot of shakey cam jump scares, a lot of them... and not as much of the fun tension filled parts that made me love the original. They did throw in some cool and interesting new scenes but not enough to make this stand out.

I was hoping for more. I still love the Wingard/Barrett team... I'm just a little sad about this one.

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The Neon Demon 4g1a13 2016 - ★★★½

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 11:46:47 +1200

This is by far one of the most beautiful films I've ever seen. It's absolutely stunning and something to be experienced. The Neon Demon starts off as one big giant nod toward Argento and then morphs into something more modern, and veiled. The musical score is addicting and effective.

The story, well -- there is a lot of symbolism, and definitely a strong theme, but not what I would call a plot. I am able to enjoy and experience this film without it, but just a little more story would have gone a long way. This could have easily been the best film of the year, if it just gave it's audience a little more.

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Fire in the Sky 60392a 1993 - ★★★½

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 05:54:46 +1200

OK so the acting, and plot are mediocre at best, but this one is still worth watching. It's based off of a "true story". By that I mean, someone believes that this happened to them, wrote a book about it, and there isn't anyone who can seem to prove otherwise. That being said, you can chose to believe his story or not, but if you tend to believe in the existence of aliens this one will probably get to you. There are approximately 10-15 minutes of this film that's truly terrifying - the rest of it plays out like a typical early 90's drama.

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The Mist 6o515f 2007 - ★★½

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 04:44:46 +1200

If you take away the bad CGI, and cheesy dialogue, this is a decent film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to ignore those things. This is a fixer upper and a good candidate for a re-make.

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All the Boys Love Mandy Lane 715h5m 2006 - ★½

Sun, 11 Sep 2016 11:56:53 +1200

If you love films like "I Know What You Did Last Summer" then you might love Mandy Lane. Otherwise, don't bother.

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The Houses October Built 1s6e4d 2014 - ★★

Sun, 11 Sep 2016 11:49:44 +1200

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Mr. Jones 1d4e5j 2013 - ★★

Sun, 11 Sep 2016 07:39:55 +1200

I really loved the beginning of this film, and was super disappointed when it turned into a giant sloppy mess.

THESE are the types the films that should be re-made.

Great concept, interesting characters and premise, but falling short in storytelling and execution. The first hour or so of this film is really great! I just wish it was able to hold it's shape to the end.

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Invoked 546160 2015 - ½

Sat, 10 Sep 2016 09:20:45 +1200

This movie is really hard to watch. I've never seen less likable characters in a movie, ever. These "friends" are all terrible, and terrible to each other. The girls are especially obnoxious.

"Invoked" is a whopping 85 minutes long and the first real "scare" doesn't even hit until 53 minutes in. Let me tell you I felt every single second of those 53 minutes. Then, amazingly, once the "scares" do start, the pace feels even slower.

The only storytelling you actually get is when one of the characters literally tells a story. No plot, nothing explained, nothing makes sense, nothing happens.

I wish I could give this 0 stars. Really, please, don't watch this.

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2025 Films 6ek4u

Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:32:29 +1300

Companion

The Monkey

You're Cordially Invited

This Is the Tom Green Documentary

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Love Hurts

Sinners

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2024 films u453z

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:10:29 +1200

All of the 2024 films I've seen so far this year

...plus 41 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Season 8 of Final Girls Horrorcast yi4s

Sat, 31 Aug 2024 00:33:12 +1200

Awards are as follows:
- Keep you Up at Night (scariest film)
- Most Fun
- Strangest Film
- Creepiest Villain
- Creepiest Child
- Snooze Award (most boring)
- Edge of Your Seat Award (most exciting)
- Biggest Thirst Trap (Actor: no gender)
- Final 'Human' (character: no gender)
- Pea Soup Award (grossest)
- Underrated
- Most Forgettable

Then we will discuss our Top 5 and Bottom 5 films for the year.