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Pounding my frigging chest.

Dragging out my SoapBoxd™️ to stand on it and shout THIS IS CINEMA! Jaw on the floor with some of these scenes. Name a better duo than Redford and a turtleneck. I’ll wait.  Hello Arrow Films/Shout Factory/Kino Lorber/Citerion WHERE IS MY 4k!? Going to do my best to not make this film my entire personality. Perfect way to go into Final Reckoning tonight. IYKYK. Bless you Letterboxd Employee of the Month™️ Slim for recommending this to me.

When Rebecca lowers the eye patch, my body collapses like a Benny Hinn exorcism.

I know I said in my Asteroid City review that whatever Wes Anderson film I'm currently watching is probably my favorite Wes Anderson movie, and The Phoenician Scheme was no exception, except, this time it might be my favorite. Wes found another gear in this one and I don't know how. Style, story, performance, music, subtle comedy all S-Tier Anderson, and somehow felt like he reached another level.

Benicio is so good, and so funny but Michael Cera steals the show for me. Might be my favorite performance of his as well but definitely my favorite of Benicio. I have a lot to think about with this film, mainly thinking about when I can see it again in theaters.

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I don't know what I just witnessed but I was GLUED to the screen. Did anyone get killed by a lion in the making of this film? No. Did I want to see someone get killed by a lion during the making of this film?

I would break Léa Seydoux‘s fall from the top of the Burj Khalifa.

Everyone talks about Tom doing his own stunts but no one talks about Philip doing his own. God he’s so good in this. Bumping this up a star for all the weak ass reviews coming through for this movie. Y’all don’t deserve anything that comes after this.

I was reading the Cinema 101 handbook and there's a age in there that says and I quote "If you don't like John Woo's cinematic masterpiece Mission: Impossible II from the year 2000, then you don't like cinema." Wow. I don't make the rules.

No one got more fucked up in Star Wars than Beru and Owen Lars.

The damn Gideons.

I knew I shouldn’t have looked up what this lost to at the Oscar’s. But also the lack of noms makes me fucking sick.

If I wasn’t on a short connecting flight and didn’t have time to start a new movie I would have probably DNF’d this. It ended up fine. Couple opening shots of Henry made my Bond senses tingle but then Guy Ritchie reminded me this was his film and a Bond Ritchie film would be my literal hell.

It almost felt like this film existed for Angeline Jolie to look stunning on film, but I ended up quite enjoying how they told this story. In a sea of biopics, this at least felt unique.

Aaron Eckhart’s goatee.

I don’t know Pedro Almodóvar’s work well but this film felt so Hitchcock coded that I kept daydreaming this in black and white starring Vera Miles and Grace Kelly with Cary Grant in tow and Bernie Herrmann’s score.

Extremely my jam, my god. The writing and the comedy got me good. Brendan my sweet king. He’s so good. Ralph and his tiny teeth. Can’t believe it took me this long to see it.

Literal food porn.

A solid dramatization of the Kon Tiki journey. Leaving it all behind for the sake of exploration. Inspiring. Nodding my head thinking I could do this as I sit behind my computer in my air conditioned office. Keyboard Explorer ™️

Visited the Kon Tiki Museum while I was in Norway and seeing the ship and artifacts in person was amazing but the journey really didn’t sink in until seeing this footage now. Thor proving everyone wrong. My king.

Just a friendly reminder that Arthur Edeson, the same cinematographer that shot Casablanca, shot this. In case you were wondering why the FUCK this looks so good.

The problem I have with watching Anthony Perkins in a black and white film is I am just waiting for that mother fucker to lose it and kill everyone.

Man I loved this. What a rad story. Couple things a wasn't expecting. A dystopian sci fi film to have a well shot Grand Prix race in the middle of it with some insane crashes where I wouldn't be surprised if I was told someone was killed while filming. Another thing I wasn't expecting was it to be so damn bleak. I'll leave it at that.

My main problem was its too damn long for such a small story. Would kill for this to get a low budget lofi remake. But damn this movie is gorgeous.

I'll never get over how good this 4k looks. Feel like every viewing of something I've seeing 1000 times I see something new.

I'll never get over how good this 4k looks. Feel like every viewing of something I've seeing 1000 times I see something new.

I'll never get over how good this 4k looks. Feel like every viewing of something I've seeing 1000 times I see something new.

PLAYING WITH THE BOYS 😭

My sweet prince Dale_a drove me around the Navy Yards in Philadelphia today before my flight home so naturally I watched this. Plane taking off as Tom rides his motorcycle along the runway, I looked out the window to see if he was there. He was. And he winked at me.

Boror number snooze. Ha, got em.

This got me to read Kipling for the first time. Do I like poetry now?

If you need a movie where Robert Redford is perfectly lit in every frame playing the greatest sport on earth, look no further.

Like bizarro Ferris Bueller but all I could think about was how Lana looked like Kira from Dark Crystal. That wasn’t a real train you muppet.

This review may contain spoilers.

After finishing a rewatch of season 1 of Andor in anticipation of season 2, I had to fire up this really just to have a place on Letterboxd to talk about Andor.

Andor is a great reminder that Disney has the juice. Maybe Disney has more hits with Star Wars than misses? Maybe the misses feel like bigger failures because the hits are so good? Wheres the middle ground Star Wars? Is that even allowed? Is Andor that? So many people fail to see (IMHO) the greatness in Rogue One that creating a prequel tv show based on a character that most didn't and refused to warm up to seems like the biggest risk that Disney has taken. There's no guaranteed ticket sales for Disney on this. No one is buying Andor merchandise. Or Rogue One merch for that matter. And yet Disney delivered. Tony delivered. Diego delivered. Genevieve O'Reilly, Denise Gough, Fiona Shaw, Faye Marsay, Stellan Skarsgård, Kyle Soller, and anyone with even a second of screen time giving us performance after performance of love and care to a series that people would rather see fail than succeed just so they can yell at Kathleen Kennedy (Kevin Feige gets a somehow (Not really somehow, he's a white man. es for days)). The people creating Rogue One and Andor having to become the living embodiment of the story they are telling to succeed against all odds is inspiring. Anyway, I have a deep love for this era of Star Wars and eternally grateful for the content we have been given and continue to get. Thanks for letting me get this off my chest.

Don't shadow ban me. I watched Rogue One. I swear.

Had to see if Tippi was still with us, she is, she's 95! But the real shocking thing to find out was she's Dakota Johnson's grandmother, on the morning that I watched the trailer for Celine Song's new movie Materialists in which case I assume A24 held Celine at gun point with these casting choices. But I digress.

Didn't love this movie. Connery hot off From Russia with Love and heading into Goldfinger slips a Hitchcock film in between and all I can picture is Bond and really just wondering why Hitch didn't go with Cary Grant. At the end of the day this is just too long, and the story just doesn't work for me. The third act is bonkers and had me glued really just in shock for what I was seeing.

Gorgeous to look at, thank you Robert Berks. Bernie Herrm just flexing with this score. Tippi I love you, you can do no wrong.

Scorsese ripping off The Joker in 2025 was not what I expected.

Cause of death: Josh Hartnett’s hair.

Best picture nominee.

I'm here for Timmy's pursuit of greatness. Also am I a Bob Dylan fan now?

I hit mute no less than 20 times. Could probably even consider this a DNF with the amount of times I looked away from the screen.

Blade Runner fans required viewing.

Theres something about Kieran and Jesse essentially playing themselves in this film that garners two very genuine performances. Not everything connected for me but the emotional weight of this story was felt and the comedic bits were thoughtfully scattered throughout the film.

Fuck Donald Trump...

but...

Sebastian Stan kills this my god. His slow burn turning into the piece of shit we know today is solid. Was afraid this was going to be some Shane Gillis caricature of Trump the entire time but Sebastian really nails the subtleties that make him tick. Jeremy Strong really comes close to stealing the show with his performance. I kept waiting to hear the Succession score at some point. The editing also went hard on this as well and the photography looks incredible with all that grainy goodness.

As much as I watched this movie as a kid, dreaming of smoking cigars one day, I really don't have an nostalgia for it. Wild that so much of Disney's branding/identity comes from this movie to this day. Still fun, still batshit crazy. Thurl Ravenscroft as the uncredited voice of Monstro always makes me laugh.

Bumping this up a notch this time because the 4k restoration of this is incredible. Did not feel like an animated film thats about to hit 90(!) years old.

Like karaoke night on a adults only cruise ship.

Hey siri, play that movie written by a teenage boy.

Watched on Monday February 10, 2025.

Geena Davis in catchers gear is the hottest any women has ever looked in cinema.

“In the life of the painter, death may perhaps not be the most difficult thing”

Still can't wrap my head around the feat of making this film. It's not just having to be a good painter, but to replicate the style of a master, and then animate it, frame by frame, for a 95 minute film. Just incredible.

This was so close to a DNF. I wasn't sure if my brain could take something this frantic for 2 hrs but I settled in and enjoyed it. It doesn't let off the gas but I found myself engaged with the story of this first night of SNL. This whole thing looked incredible. Went back and watched the scene caparisons from that first night and man they nailed it. Kinda love this more for that.

God I fucking love this movie.

1. Psycho
2. North by Northwest
3. Rear Window
4. Vertigo
5. Rope
6. Notorious
7. The Birds
8. Rebecca
9. Shadow of a Doubt
10. Dial M for Murder

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

1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2. Pinocchio

• The King of Comedy
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High
• Fanny and Alexander
• Fitzcarraldo
• The Verdict
• One from the Heart
• Diner
• Tempest
• Missing
• Tenebre

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Bat theatrical movies ranked.

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

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

1. Barbie
2. The Holdovers
3. Godzilla Minus One
4. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
5. The Creator
6. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
7. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
8. Fast X
9. Oppenheimer
10. Air

...plus 20 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

First viewings of movies not released in 2023

• Over the Garden Wall
• Ed Wood
• Full Metal Jacket
• Raging Bull
• Blue Valentine
• Cold War
• Tomboy
• Opening Night
• Rebecca
• The Last Temptation of Christ

My truth.

1. Return of the Jedi
2. Star Wars
3. The Empire Strikes Back
4. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
5. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
6. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
7. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
8. Solo: A Star Wars Story
9. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
10. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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

My ranking of the Bonds.

1. Casino Royale
2. GoldenEye
3. Skyfall
4. From Russia with Love
5. The Living Daylights
6. Licence to Kill
7. Dr. No
8. Thunderball
9. Tomorrow Never Dies
10. Goldfinger

...plus 16 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Every time a DeLorean DMC 12 has shown up in a movie.

• Back to the Future
• Back to the Future Part II
• Fight for Your Right Revisited
• Beverly Hills Cop
• Trailer Park Boys: Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys
• Back to the Future Part III
• Tour de Pharmacy
• Kung Fury
• Angie
• The Rendez-Vous of Déjà-Vu

...plus 38 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1989 - 1999

1. Beauty and the Beast
2. Tarzan
3. Mulan
4. The Lion King
5. Aladdin
6. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7. The Rescuers Down Under
8. Hercules
9. The Little Mermaid
10. Pocahontas

Top 10 Films I watched for the first time in the year of our lord 2021

1. tick, tick... BOOM!
2. Autumn Sonata
3. My Dinner with Andre
4. Persona
5. The Adventures of Tintin
6. The Long Goodbye
7. Suspiria
8. Minari
9. Carrie
10. Grand Prix

My fave first time watches in 2020

• Little Women
• 1917
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire
• Paddington
• Call Me by Your Name
• Amélie
• North by Northwest
• Casablanca
• Citizen Kane
• Frankenstein

EVERYBODY NEEDS A HERO. FIND YOURS WHEREVER VIDEOS ARE SOLD

• Days of Thunder
• Braveheart
• Clear and Present Danger
• Apocalypse Now
• Gallipoli
• Black Rain
• The Firm
• Congo
• Patriot Games
• The Hunt for Red October

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

Cloning this list from my spiritual advisor Protolexus.

A list of your favorite from popular series. Clone this list and choose your own favorites. This is YOUR favorites, not what you consider to be "best". Be brave!

side note: if you do not have a favorite/ haven't seen them put a movie with title that shows that (i.e. "No")

1. Star Wars
2. Star Trek
3. Alien
4. Planet of the Apes
5. Indiana Jones
6. Terminator
7. Pixar
8. Disney Animation Studios
9. Dreamworks Animation
10. Don Bluth Animated Films
11. James Bond
12. Mission Impossible
13. Middle Earth
14. Harry Potter
15. Batman
16. DC Cinematic Universe
17. Marvel Cinematic Universe
18. X-Men
19. Spider-Man
20. The Fast and the Furious
21. Pirates of the Caribbean
22. Back to the Future
23. Rocky
24. Twilight
25. Mob
26. Studio Ghibli
27. Western

1. Return of the Jedi

   Star Wars

2. Star Trek

   Star Trek

3. Alien

   Alien

4. Planet of the Apes

   Planet of the Apes

5. Raiders of the Lost Ark

   Indiana Jones

6. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

   Terminator

7. Brave

   Pixar

8. Peter Pan

   Disney Animation Studios

9. How to Train Your Dragon

   Dreamworks Animation

10. The Land Before Time

    Don Bluth Films

...plus 17 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Movies I watched in 2019

• The Lighthouse
• The Farewell
• Parasite
• Booksmart
• Knives Out
• The Shining
• Alien
• Annihilation
• Psycho
• Night of the Living Dead

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

• Hereditary
• Interstellar
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
• Phantom Thread
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• Moana
• Parasite
• TRON: Legacy
• Tangled