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easily the best one so far. easily the best looking of the films and i love the sillier tone

wendy christensen my beloved <3

the highway premonition scene was goated, but it unfortunately came at a cost (the rest of the film just being okay)

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finally caught up on my rewatch. who’s ready to final their reckoning next weekend⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️

sadly a step down from fallout (mainly because of how much i hate the way the film handles ilsa’s death) but thankfully it’s still really great overall. i love that this film harkens back to de palma’s original M:I film not just through the return of kittridge, but through the way the movie is shot. let’s hope that the final reckoning ends up being a worthwhile conclusion to the franchise🙏

it’s insane how even on my third watch of this film, it’s still as exhilarating as when i watched it the first time. without a doubt in my mind, one of the quintessential action films of the 21st century.

fun movie. can’t wait to watch the rest of these

also for some reason i thought that carter was played by a young dave franco

(season 2)

When it comes to the last few years, I’ve honestly fallen out of love with Star Wars. I feel as though a good chunk of the shows have been incredibly mediocre and forgettable. So when the first season of Andor was released in late 2022, to say that it exceeded people’s expectations was honestly a massive understatement. It showed that this franchise is truly at its best when it’s telling new, original stories that don’t feel the need to hold the audience’s hand. Whereas a lot of the newer projects have felt monotonous and infantilized, this show felt refreshingly mature.

So when it was announced that a second season was being made and that it would be the end of the series, I was anticipating it with bated breath. And thankfully, this season very much delivered. Hell, I’d even consider it an improvement over the first (by just a smidge). There’s so many things that I could rave about. I love how this show isn’t afraid to tackle the political nature of the Rebel Alliance and the Empire, and how so many events in this are scarily similar to what happens in real life. I love how even when this show uses pre-existing characters (such as Mon Mothma), it still gives you time to truly explore these people. I could rave about how basically every actor in this show (especially Stellan Skarsgård) is giving a career-best performance. I could rave about how the filmmaking does an amazing job at immersing you into the different locations we visit. 

Basically, there’s so much I could talk about that it would probably be longer than both seasons combined. The main takeaway is this: Andor is easily one of the greatest and quintessential series of the decade. Truly generational to have experienced this show from the beginning, and I just know this won’t be the last time I watch it.

happy mother’s day to our queen, ilsa faust🙏

the clear point where M:I went from really good to one of the best franchises of the 21st century. brad bird is one of the few animation directors that was able to successfully carry over their directorial trademarks into live-action filmmaking.

why is someone as versatile as he is still stuck in director’s jail. we gotta get him out of there

ethan hunt is unironically one of the greatest wife guys in all of fiction

very interesting choice to give one of the most stylistic action filmmakers of all time such an incredibly unexciting script. thankfully the last 40 minutes end up going insanely hard and also every M:I film after this ends up being at least pretty good.

also it's really funny how no one introduced in this movie has ever returned in another film. imagine if they just had anthony hopkins make a cameo in the new one

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without spoiling anything, taskmaster was easily my favorite part of the movie. the character was utilized really well in the story, and they finally gave her a personality that resembles her comic counterpart incredibly well. this movie turned the ship around and made her into easily one of the best adapted characters in the MCU. can’t wait to see her return in avengers doomsday🙏

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best character in the movie was the orange cat that first shows up midway through and then once again during the last 10 minutes

getting to see this movie in theaters for its 20th anniversary is one of the many reasons why life is ultimately worth living

decent watch with fun action. why the hell is this over two hours long

it’s crazy how alex garland consistently evolving his craft as a director has also led to his writing feeling more phoned in. i’d wouldn’t call him a bad writer but he’s clearly not as sharp as he was about a decade ago

honestly way more split diopter shots in this than i originally ed (very complimentary)

when it comes to this year so far, it’s honestly felt quite uneventful for film. this isn’t to say that it’s been completely awful, but even then, i feel like television is what’s been primarily dominating the conversation across the last few months.

this movie waltzed in and showed that film is still the best storytelling medium of all time. when people say that nothing beats the experience of seeing an amazing film in the theater, this is what they’re talking about. absolutely generational

when mr putnam showed up i thought "man he looks like a kid in my writing class" so imagine how shitty i felt saying that upon finding out that the character was played by jeffrey jones

goated ahh movie. i miss heath ledger every day

also maybe it’s just me but why did i briefly get joey and michael mixed up in some scenes. like at quick glance they both look very similar

if i had a nickel for every time i saw a movie in theaters this year where the trailer was absolutely god-awful but the actual movie itself ended up being a fairly solid watch (this and Novocaine), i’d have two nickels. which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.

without a doubt the most dogshit movie i’ve seen this year so far. i adored every second of it.

the way that this was my first time watching this movie from start to finish and yet every other line of dialogue in this has just been a vocal stim of mine for at least several years😭😭😭😭

Watched on Tuesday April 1, 2025.

genuinely one of the best final shots of any movie i’ve ever seen. i’d hang it on my wall if i could

Watched on Saturday March 29, 2025.

before this show, i had mostly known stephen graham for his ing roles in stuff like the last two pirates of the caribbean movies and the venom movies, where he ittedly didn’t have much to work with. this show managed to convince me that this guy is genuinely one of the best actors working today.

anyways wow, what an absolutely heartwrenching series. great directing from philip barantini and phenomenal performances from everyone (more specifically graham and newcomer owen cooper. the fact that this was the latter’s very first time acting is crazy because this is easily one of the best child performances i’ve ever seen).

but where this show truly excels is the writing. this is a series about incel culture and how it’s affecting young boys, and it’s genuinely scary how much this show nails it on the head. people like andrew tate have warped young mens beliefs on masculinity for the worst, and it’s become even more terrifying when you see how in the last few months, some of the richest and most powerful men in the world have been parroting those beliefs to the widest audience imaginable.

overall, this was an absolutely incredible watch. genuinely might be hard for every other show releasing this year to top this.

WB the type of studio to make a genuinely solid movie based on one of their flagship IPs and go “ok so let’s ensure that basically no one knows about its existence”

how nicolas cage never got an oscar nomination for this movie is beyond me

a movie so committed to not wasting the audience’s time that even the singular studio logo at the very beginning doesn’t waste time. with most movies, you’ll get at least 20 seconds of logos (in some cases, you’ll even get more than a minute). with this movie, you get the focus features logo and then immediately after, you see the first shot of the movie. no dilly-dallying, no extra shit. just straight to the point

it’s genuinely hilarious that bong joon-ho chose to follow up his 2019 magnum opus (parasite) with a $118M sci-fi political satire that probably gave WB executives severe heart attacks

we need naomi ackie in more movies

Watched on Monday March 3, 2025.

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the funniest part about this movie is how jesse eisenberg wrote the scene where benji (kieran culkin) talks about david’s feet, and not only cast himself as david, but proceeded to feature three seperate shots of his feet throughout the movie😭😭😭😭

all joking aside, this was absolutely amazing. i’ve been familiar with kieran culkin’s game for years (as someone who’s absolutely obsessed with both scott pilgrim and succession), but that being said he was absolutely incredible. let’s hope he ends up winning best ing actor tonight🙏

EDIT: THAT’S WHAT I’M FUCKIN TALKIN ABOUT KIERAN CULKIN ON TOP‼️

visibly soyjacked when adam scott showed up in his singular scene at the beginning

(in case you couldn’t tell, yes i’m watching the new season of severance. yes it’s absolutely incredible so far)

KITTY :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

this is probably the closest we’re ever gonna get to an adaptation of stray (complimentary)

as someone who’s brazilian, and whose parents are both brazilian immigrants, i won’t deny this: my knowledge of brazilian cinema is minimal at best, and absolutely non-existent at worst. this movie made me wanna change that. it made me wanna learn more about the country’s history in both film, as well as art in general.

anyways, wow. what an absolutely devastating, heart-wrenching film. as the credits rolled, i saw that a majority of people in the auditorium were still in their seats discussing what they just saw. i think that should tell you how special this film is.

desperately need fernanda torres to be the one who wins best actress this year over that racist piece of shit nominated in the same category.

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you might’ve seen somebody already mention this but no joke, there’s literally a scene near the end where two characters are meant to be having an emotional reunion, and whenever it cuts back to one of the characters, you just see anthony mackie standing in the background like this

this is basically avengers endgame for letterboxd s (complimentary)

Yes, the rumors are true. This movie unfortunately doesn’t hold a candle to the first two. Not only can you absolutely feel the absence of Paul King’s directing, but also the absence of Sally Hawkins. Emily Mortimer isn’t a bad actress, but I don’t feel like she captured the same motherly warmth that Hawkins pulled off in those previous two movies.

That being said, I still believe this is still a good movie overall. I’m honestly just glad that after waiting over seven years, I’m finally able to see this little bear and his family on the big screen once again. I still have fond memories of seeing those first two movies in theaters, and the idea that younger generations are still gonna grow up with this character being an active part of pop culture honestly brings joy to my heart.

save me mason gooding😩

Watched on Sunday February 2, 2025.

MILST (man i love sophie thatcher)

most definitely the weakest piece of W&G media but that being said it’s a testament to how great this franchise is that even its weakest project is still generally pretty good and entertaining

THAT SHIT IS FUCKIN TRASH DAWG GET THE FUCK OFF THE AIRWAVES🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

Genuinely bewildering to think that this is what ended up receiving 13 Oscar nominations. Such a completely and utterly embarrassing misfire that it honestly feels like the type of movie that South Park or Family Guy would take the piss out of.

Every criticism that you’ve probably heard across the last couple of months? Basically all true. Are the musical numbers good? Absolutely fucking not. This is the type of movie that people who hate musicals claim all musicals are like. On second thought, maybe it’s a blessing that this year’s nominees for Best Original Song aren’t gonna be performed live considering that two of the five nominees are from this damn movie.

There’s a scene near the end where the car that Emilia is in (as well as Edgar Ramirez and Selena Gomez’s characters are in) ends up tumbling down a cliff and crashing. I thought to myself “imagine how funny it would be if one of the characters survived” and then the car explodes. When this scene happened, me and my mom were in a fit of laughter. It was probably the most joy we’d felt across the film’s 132-minute runtime.

If there’s one positive thing that I can even say about this film, it’s that Zoe Saldaña was basically carrying the entire movie on her back. Other than that, I’m can’t think of anything else that could even be construed as a positive statement.

If this ends up winning Best Picture this year, I’m genuinely gonna crash out. Insane to think that this is what the Academy decided to shower with praise and accolades instead of something else (example: Challengers). Genuinely fuck off.

might honestly be the best film of the decade (at least so far). can’t wait for this to get added into the national film registry 20 years from now.

Watched on Saturday January 25, 2025.

the definition of “that film with a 3.8 star rating on letterboxd will save you”

first 2025 release that i’ve seen! sucks that it was this painfully uninteresting and boring🥴

when it comes to my relationship with david lynch as a filmmaker, it’s honestly quite minimal. i watching Eraserhead when i was 13 and it’s a movie that i’ve wanted to rewatch since then as it honestly still hasn’t left my mind, even almost four years after watching it. for the next few years, i had wanted to check out the rest of his catalog but would always hold off from doing so for no particular reason. hell i originally wasn’t going to plan on watching this short today.

but then came the news.

as i was on the bus ride home from school, i had opened up instagram and the first thing i saw a post with the caption “david lynch (1946-2025)”. when i saw this, i was honestly in a state of shock and disbelief. the only time that the death of a celebrity ever emotionally impacted me in a similar way was with chadwick boseman in 2020. even then, that’s someone whose movies i had consistently watched for the last 4 years. this was a filmmaker who i had only been familiar with because of a single movie he directed that i watched and his cameo in The Fabelmans. why was it that his death impacted me this much?

to put it frankly, he’s one of those filmmakers whose work leaves an everlasting impression on the viewer. whether it’s positive or negative is up to said viewer but it’s still an everlasting impression nonetheless. i mentioned this earlier in the review, but i had only watched Eraserhead one time years ago and it’s still a movie that i still think about almost regularly.

he’s also a filmmaker whose work has left a significant mark on other creatives. for instance, one of my favorite films from last year was the luca guadagnino film Queer. that’s a movie that feels as though it’s stylistically inspired by the works of david lynch. one of my favorite shows from the last decade is the FX series Atlanta, and that’s a show where the creator (donald glover) has cited lynch’s Twin Peaks as an inspiration on the style and presentation of that show.

TL;DR, david lynch is a filmmaker whose work has left a massive impact on filmmaking and art. even if he’s no longer with us, his legacy won’t ever be forgotten by the filmmaking community.

rest in peace david🙏

my knowledge of bob dylan going in: minimal but i know at least a couple of his songs

my knowledge of bob dylan after the movie: still minimal but now i know a few more of his songs

Watched on Saturday January 11, 2025.

1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
4. Guardians of the Galaxy
5. Black Panther
6. Iron Man
7. Avengers: Infinity War
8. Avengers: Endgame
9. Iron Man 3
10. The Avengers

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

movies are listed in alphabetical order

• 10 Things I Hate About You
• 12 Angry Men
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence
• Airplane!
• Akira
• Alien
• Anatomy of a Fall
• Anora
• Arrival
• Avatar: The Way of Water

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

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• Bones and All
• Grown Ups
• Independence Day
• Superman
• Twilight

1. Whiplash
2. Get Out
3. The Invisible Man
4. Us
5. Split
6. Hush
7. Sinister
8. Halloween Ends
9. Glass
10. Halloween

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1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2. Spider-Man 2
3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
4. Spider-Man
5. Spider-Man 3
6. Spider-Man: No Way Home
7. The Amazing Spider-Man
8. Spider-Man: Homecoming
9. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
10. Spider-Man: Far From Home

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

1. Ratatouille
2. The Incredibles
3. Monsters, Inc.
4. Toy Story 2
5. Inside Out
6. WALL·E
7. Toy Story 3
8. Up
9. Finding Nemo
10. Toy Story

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1. John Wick: Chapter 4
2. John Wick
3. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
4. John Wick: Chapter 2

1. Fast Five
2. 2 Fast 2 Furious
3. Furious 7
4. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
5. The Fast and the Furious
6. Fast & Furious 6
7. The Fate of the Furious
8. Fast & Furious
9. F9
10. Fast X

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1. The Lighthouse
2. Nosferatu
3. The Witch
4. The Northman

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

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