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There really isn't much to say about this one. Ford is excellent, and there's a few great action scenes. But that doesn't make up for the ridiculously convoluted plot, abundance of CGI, and lack of ion. Not to mention a plot point that rivaled Crystal Skull's infamous Alien scene, and I have no idea what they were thinking with it.

Watchable, nothing more, nothing less. This franchise really should've ended with The Last Crusade.

"I'm madly in love with you. And it's not because of your brains or your personality. But because you're beautiful on the inside and out."

Delightfully heartfelt, wholesome, and fun. An excellent look into the life of a dysfunctional family brought together for the sake of making their youngest one fulfill her dream. Great script, great performances, and a nice warm feeling all throughout.

R.I.P. Alan Arkin

This was by far my most anticipated film of 2023. I love The Flash, I like Andy Muschietti as a director, and I enjoy the Flashpoint comic that this is based on. I should have loved every minute of this film, but I ended up hating it.

Literally the only things in this movie that worked for me were a handful of scenes and moments, and some decent performances. The plot is a gigantic, incoherent mess, that is so sloppily written that I am baffled how this was approved. The CGI is easily the worst I've seen in years. Characters like Michael Keaton's Batman, Ben Affleck's Batman, and Sasha Calle's Supergirl are nothing more than slight entertainment value. And the cameos were actually laughably forced.

I am so utterly disappointed in nearly every aspect of this film. This one hurt.

Across the Spider-Verse is everything that I wanted the first film to be. It has the best animation in any film in history. It's filled with heart, charm, and love. It is the actual Spider-Verse film I've always wanted to see and it's the one we deserve.

I don't think it's quite perfect though. I genuinely don't think the cliffhanger ending was necessary as it makes the film feel incomplete. And certain representations of characters like Miguel O'Hara didn't sit quite right with me. But this is still a fantastic film that gave me everything I wanted.

"That's all it is, Miles. A leap of faith."

Definitely not the best Spider-Man movie like a lot of people say as the last 15 minutes really drag and there's certain plot details that make no sense at all, but still an extremely stylistic film that captured the essence of Spider-Man very well.

And man the animation is just amazing.

I really don't have much to say about this one. It's the first DC film I've skipped in theaters and it was for a good reason. Nothing about this movie looked inspired, and I was right. It looked extremely generic, and I was right. It looked like it would be pointless to watch considering the state of DC, and I was right.

It did have a decent amount of enjoyable scenes, the cast gives it their all(though Zachary Levi is once again trying way too hard), and the effects suprisingly looked really great. But there's basically nothing about this film that wowed me.

"Confronting fear is the destiny of the Jedi. Your destiny."

Yeah, still hate this one. They really messed up almost everything. Everything from a technical and visual aspect is great. There's about two scenes that I thought were actually well written.

I just can't believe Disney couldn't make a simple roap for where this trilogy was gonna go. Not having one tanked this whole trilogy.

"The greatest teacher failure is."

I've always had such mixed feelings about this one. Seems everyone either thinks it's the very best SW film or the very worst. I ultimately think it's the best of the Sequel Trilogy but still lacking in many areas.

The first act is decent, the second is terrible, and the third is quite good. The only character in the whole movie that's actually interesting all throughout is Kylo Ren, and everyone else is either awful or their subplot is a complete waste of time. I don't hate Luke in this film, but I just wish he had more to do. Rian Johnson certainly made a unique film, but it really did screw this trilogy up in so many ways.

"The belonging you seek is not behind you. It is ahead."

Still so mixed on this film. To me, this is the most pointless Star Wars film to watch. It plays everything so safe and took barely any risks besides killing off you know who. There's an overwhelming lack of explanation for what has happened since Episode 6, and the new characters aren't as good as I once thought.

But J.J is clearly a Star Wars fan and you can tell with his directing. He definitely set up a lot of intriguing ideas that could've been further explored in future films, even though they weren't.

"Rats are the lowliest and most despised of all living creatures, my love. If they have purpose, so do we all."

James Gunn really is just the director for me. I can't see anyone else that's making comic book films right now that's more geared towards my personal taste. This film means everything to me, and the characters are some of my most favorite in any film ever.

Watched on Wednesday April 26, 2023.

Everytime I watch this film, I just get so frustrated at what could've been. This film had every right to be fantastic, but it gets worse everytime I see it. It's not the absolute worst comic book film but it easily has the worst editing of any comic book film.

And while the writing is atrocious, the actors are clearly doing all they can with their characters and some of them are enjoyable to watch because of that.

"Chaos is order yet undeciphered."

Even after watching it once before and spending literal hours researching the meaning behind the movie, it still boggles the mind, in a good way. This is the definition of an introspective masterpiece of filmmaking. A film that actually requires thought and Denis Villenueve is the goat of this style of storytelling.

"Wipe that face off your head, bitch."

As usual, Linklater just doesn't miss when it comes to making films about characters that actually feel like real people. Though this film did feel a lot like a less good American Graffiti, due to the characters not being quite as memorable or likeable. I also thought the senior characters were very overly mean spirited, and that kind of bothered me since there was so much focus on them.

But Linklater's flawless style of character direction still makes it entertaining all the way through. And like a good 70s film does, it makes me jealous to have not grown up during that age.

Lowkey enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Only a year after 5 and no Sidney had me worried, but I think I liked it even more than 5. Extremely tense directing, a much more fascinating mystery, and really brutal kills made this one a fun ride.

It did lose me in the last 20 minutes. While I enjoyed the brutal Ghostface and Roger L. Jackson's as always amazing voice, the actual reveal was super weak and felt too much like a retread. There's also plenty of ridiculousness that happens in this ending sequence.

But up until the end of the film, it's yet another really good Scream film.

"Tell you what. I'm not gonna sign it, but you can light it on fire and stick it up your ass."

More American Graffiti unfortunately falls into the same trap that a lot of sequels fall into, that of feeling the urge to be much bigger than its predecessor. It's definitely a more complex film that the original, but I personally don't think that was necessary as the original worked so well because of how simple it was.

The actual film is still good though. The decision to tell the characters' stories across 4 different years was interesting but also an odd storytelling method. The differing aspect ratios definitely made each year feel different though and the returning characters are mostly enjoyable to watch even if only half of the stories were investing.

Overall, a decent sequel that could've been significantly better.

"You're the most exciting, beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life. And I don't even know anything about you."

Man, as much as I love Star Wars, it's such a shame that George Lucas didn't make more movies like American Graffiti. This was such a realistic, intimate, and genuine film that felt so tangible and personal.

For a film that's basically just a bunch of teens driving around all night, I was utterly invested in everything I was seeing and I never wanted it to end. Highly recommend if you enjoy simple, character driven films.

Watched on Monday February 20, 2023.

Watched on Monday February 20, 2023.

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Watched on Thursday February 16, 2023.

Best Christmas movie. Period.

This is by far the most conflicted I've felt about a film in a long time. I don't know if there's some underlayer to this film that I just missed or if I need to rewatch it to get more out of it.

Brendan Fraser is beyond flawless and should definitely win the Oscar. In fact everyone did a great job. The makeup was also incredible. But the tone of the film just felt so aggressively mean spirited in all the wrong ways and it's attempts at pathos just felt hollow to me. I really wanted to love this film, and maybe I will upon an eventual rewatch, but right now I think it's just average.

As someone who isn't a huge Avatar fan, and someone who had no desire to see this film or any of the other 27 sequels, I do have to give credit where it is due and recognize this as decent step up from the original.

As expected the visuals are breathtaking, if not the best in film history. But also like the first film, the story is definitely given less attention than the visuals. Because of that, the film has very little rewatchability, but did serve as a very enthralling cinematic experience.

Not entirely sure why this is labeled as a comedy because this one of the most depressing films of the whole year. Albeit an astonishing film with amazing performances and dialogue. Colin Farrel is absolutely Oscar worthy and I hope he gets nominated.

Filled with themes of how much loneliness can affect us and how far people can fall when what we once knew suddenly leaves us. All around great film that hopefully gets Oscar recognition.

James Gunn always manages to make such simple things feel so personal and of such high quality. This wasn't the most necessary addition to the Guardians saga, but it wasn't trying to be anything more than a wholesome Christmas special and that's exactly what it was

Made the emotionally damaging mistake of watching this again. This time with the Mother. Cinema perfected in every sense of the word, no matter how soul destroying it is to watch.

As big of an MCU cynic as I am, I would still be lying if I didn't give this film the credit it deserves. Ryan Coogler pulled it off again and brought a sequel packed with emotion and love.

Like the first film, Wakanda Forever puts a much heavier focus on drama rather than stupid jokes. In fact this was probably the first MCU film in years without a single cringey joke. The emphasis on dealing with grief, in both good ways and bad ways, is the forefront of this film and thanks to its powerful acting, it works.

The cinematography is surprisingly good, the soundtrack is once again excellent, and the production and costumes look amazing still. If I had to criticize anything, it would honestly be the small moments here and there that either feel convenient for the plot, or certain choices made that stick out. But overall, I'm very happy with this film.

Rest in Peace, Chadwick Boseman

"I was so sad the day I met you. I can't why."

I haven't been this emotionally damaged by a Romance story since Normal People. I mean, what a film. One of the most inherently sad and yet beautiful films ever made. It captures the true essence of love and how everlasting it is. The concept is similar to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but told in a more realistic and soul destroying way.

The acting is extraordinary, the directing is perfect, the score and cinematography are immaculate, and the ending is extremely powerful. I truly hope I never lose my memory, so I never have to forget this film.

"The world does keep moving, and it can be a damn cruel place. But for me those moments of stillness, that place, that's the kingdom of god."

My god this film is still such a masterpiece. Without question this has the best sound editing in any film ever made, and features a performance so ionate that it makes me furious to see it get snubbed at the Oscars. This film deserves all its praise and then deserves way more.

A beautiful film that depicts how easily your whole life can change in an instant, and the discoveries that you make about life when everything has changed. Also one of the best endings I've ever seen. Make more films, Darius.

"Just embrace your inner strange."

There's 3 main takeaways I have from this movie.
1. Richard Linklater continues to be the greatest director of all time.
2. I'm jealous of people who grew up during the 80s.
3. Tyler Hoechlin with a mustache.

No but seriously this was another masterpiece from Linklater with perfect acting and dialogue. I seriously could've watched a 6 hour version of this film with how entertaining these characters were. Probably my favorite baseball movie of all time.

Man, this film is yet another reason to never live in Detroit. But in all seriousness this was a very unique horror film and I really enjoyed it. I like that it subverted expectations but I also found a lot of the choices made to be very predictable. I could tell after a certain point in the movie that they were intentionally leaving false breadcrumbs and it stood out to me.

The film was also unfortunately filled with a ridiculous amount of stupid moments where the characters become brain dead in their decisions. And without spoilers, it felt like it was almost trying to be weird and disturbing just for the sake of shock value and not to add anything to the story, especially with the main villain.

Still, a solid horror film.

It's been so many years since I've watched this film and thankfully it mostly holds up. The effects are definitely dated and there's some scenes that just straight up meander. Plus I'm not the biggest fan of Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor. But it gets Superman and Clark Kent so perfectly, Christopher Reeve is iconic, and so is the score. It just makes me happy to watch.

I went in with my expectations set accordingly, and even still I can't rate this film any higher. I wasn't expecting The Godfather, just a fun action flick. And to be fair, it is pretty fun a lot of the time and the action is mostly solid. Unfortunately, there's not much else.

The score by Lorne Balfe is excellent and easily the best part of the film, along with that dream fulfilling end credit scene. But the script is one gigantic slog from start to finish. This film has more expositional dialogue and voice-over than any film I've seen in years. Literally every character including Black Adam is underdeveloped and hard to feel anything for. And while the action and special effects are pretty good, the editing style is way too quick for my taste.

As far as Dwayne Johnson's performance, he certainly cares about this character a lot and is a total badass. But the script unfortunately doesn't give him anything to do other than just be stoic and I wish he had some scenes of real emotion. I don't necessarily think it's Dwayne's fault as an actor, just that the script only gives him one single emotion all throughout.

I'm sad to say that I didn't care much for this film. This is the kind of film that exists purely for watching clips on YouTube and not the actual film. I love you Dwayne, but please don't let this be the future of DC.

"Burn it to the ground."

I'm just gonna be straight up, this movie is really not good in so many ways. But I actually think people are being way too harsh on it. It's probably gonna be viewed the same way as H6 where some people see it as a guilty pleasure and others just outright hate it. I'm in the former camp, having a lot of fun watching this stupid movie all throughout.

This barely feels like a Halloween film. The tone is different, characters like Laurie have changed, and there's some extremely questionable decisions that bring the franchise far too much into the supernatural department once again. Some of these choices I actually kinda enjoyed from an originality standpoint, but they are executed extremely poorly.

The bright spots are once again the incredible score by Carpenter, the crisp directing and visuals, and there's some really creative kills for those who enjoy that kind of stuff. Basically everything from a story and character standpoint is a giant mess and riddled with crazy writing decisions that make me question who thought of this kind of stuff, especially for the finale of a franchise.

Halloween Ends is a giant spectacular mess of a final installment to one of my favorite franchises, but one I can still have fun with. As long as I turn my brain off that is, because if I try to enjoy this is a Halloween fan, and particularly a Michael Myers fan, then I'll be pulling the hair out of my head.

I actually liked the film more upon rewatch. There's still a ton of problems. The entire Hospital chase sequence is one of the most idiotic sequences in the entire franchise. Michael is way too brutal with his murders, reminding me of Rob Zombie. And Laurie is almost completely sidelined, never even coming face to face with Michael. But the themes(while shoved in your face) are really apparent and work well with Carpenter's vision for Haddonfield and Michael Myers. Plus there's a lot of awesome sequences as well.

Still love this sequel so much. It pays so much tribute to the original and continues the themes from John Carpenter so well while also introducing new relevant characters and ideas. There's a ton of expositional dialogue that takes me out of the moment and some character decisions that just don't work, but it gets everything else right. Amazing direction, score, kills, thrills, and definitely the best take on Laurie Strode

The perfect beginning to one of my favorite franchises of all time. Michael Myers is one of the most fascinating villains in Horror history and this film's direction and score is downright perfect. The best Halloween seasoned film by far.

Was really excited for this and it mostly satisfied me. Ultimately I think there was a lot that could've been done better. I see no reason why it was so short, it should've 100% been a feature length film. A lot of the 1940s horror felt surface level, such as the black and white. Whereas a film like The Lighthouse was actually shot with old cameras and purposefully made to look like a classic film, this was shot with modern technology and just turned black and white which felt lazy to me. Not to mention how god awful the CGI was all throughout, especially on the Man-Thing.

But I am glad this was even made. Michael Giacchino surprisingly does well in the director chair and his score is great as always. I liked how much more bloody and violent it was than normal. And it was ultimately something different than what the MCU normally gives us and for that I'm grateful. Make more stuff like this Marvel

Rewatched this gem to prepare for Cobra Kai Season 5. Despite being my least favorite in the trilogy, it's the one I rewatch the most just because of how much fun it is to watch. It's stupid how Terry and Mike just know where Daniel is everyday at all time but literally my only flaw, it's just a persistent flaw. I adore this film and I can't wait for the return of Karate's Bad Boy.

"With great power, there must also come great responsibility."

I still like this movie in a lot of areas, but this rewatch definitely made me see the flaws a lot more clearly. It's riddled with plot holes and inconsistencies with its own logic and with the other Spider-Man universes that make the writing feel very lazy at points. The first half is honestly pretty meh, but the second half is when it's gets really good and the last 15 minutes are basically perfect Spider-Man.

It's a mixed bag of some really great stuff and some really weak stuff that ends up being a very enjoyable film outside of the initial hype. It's just not up to par with a lot of other better Spidey films.

"They think I'm hiding in the shadows, but I am the shadows."

The best superhero film ever made. Nothing compares, and nothing will ever top it, except maybe it's own sequels. Perfect in every department of filmmaking. An absolute masterpiece.

"You are tearing me apart Lisa!"

I laughed, I cried, I screamed, I literally died. This film certainly had everything and I'm so happy it exists. Thank you Tommy Wiseau.

The best Mortal Kombat film ever made. If only the audio dubbing wasn't laughably apparent the entire time, it would be a perfect martial arts film.

"This is as far as you go. No more, this is it."

Dan Trachtenberg has to be the most overlooked director working today. This is easily the best Predator film since the original, maybe even better. It went back to the horror-adjacent roots of the original and was extremely tense all the way through. The characters were surprisingly well done and the action scenes were absolutely incredible.

It also toys with our knowledge of the Predators a few times. Sometimes it's in ways that make sense considering the time period, but other times it feels like a cheap attempt to make people cheer and they took me completely out of the moment when they happened. There's also a massive retcon of the Predator lore that caused more problems than it needed to, and it probably should've been left out entirely.

Still a badass action film and I hope Dan Trachtenberg continues to knock it out of the park in the future.

"You know why I smile? Because it's worth it."

Such a beautiful indie film. It's ironically one of the most human movies I've seen in a while despite being about a talking shell. That's thanks to the excellent directing and acting.

It did have some major pacing issues though. It was only 90 minutes but it felt way longer than that. But regardless this is a film I could recommend to literally anyone and everyone should go see.

1. American Graffiti
2. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
3. 10 Cloverfield Lane
4. Joker
5. Before Sunrise
6. The Batman
7. Horrible Bosses
8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
9. Boyhood
10. Little Fish

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1. The Suicide Squad
2. Zack Snyder's Justice League
3. Wonder Woman
4. Aquaman
5. Shazam!
6. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
7. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
8. Blue Beetle
9. Shazam! Fury of the Gods
10. Man of Steel

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1. The Batman
2. Everything Everywhere All at Once
3. The Northman
4. Top Gun: Maverick
5. Cha Cha Real Smooth
6. Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
7. The Banshees of Inisherin
8. Men
9. Prey
10. The Black Phone

...plus 19 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Avengers: Infinity War
2. Guardians of the Galaxy
3. Moon Knight
4. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
5. Loki
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
7. Black Panther
8. Thor: Ragnarok
9. Iron Man
10. Spider-Man: No Way Home

...plus 27 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Halloween
2. Halloween
3. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
4. Halloween Kills
5. Halloween II
6. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
7. Halloween III: Season of the Witch
8. Halloween Ends
9. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
10. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

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1. Spencer
2. The Suicide Squad
3. Dune
4. Zack Snyder's Justice League
5. Nine Days
6. The Worst Person in the World
7. Judas and the Black Messiah
8. King Richard
9. The Guilty
10. Malignant

...plus 23 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Suicide Squad
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
3. Home Alone
4. The Thing
5. The Worst Person in the World
6. Nine Days
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
9. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
10. Spider-Man: No Way Home

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

1. Spencer
2. Fight Club
3. Watchmen
4. V for Vendetta
5. All Too Well: The Short Film
6. King Richard
7. Drive
8. The Amazing Spider-Man
9. Arrival
10. tick, tick... BOOM!

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1. Saw
2. Saw VI
3. Saw II
4. Spiral: From the Book of Saw
5. Saw III
6. Saw V
7. Saw IV
8. Jigsaw
9. Saw 3D

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

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1. The Sixth Sense
2. Split
3. Signs
4. Unbreakable
5. Glass
6. Old
7. After Earth
8. The Last Airbender