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Watched on Sunday May 25, 2025.

Imagine a ghost is dragging you around the house by your hair so someone chops it off to stop it. Now you’re still haunted and stuck with a fuck-ass hairdo. 

This movie is great it’s really tense, atmospheric, and genuinely scary. This is how you do a haunted house movie.

Jeff, you were an absolute disaster and infuriating to watch every step of the way. This was another good entry, definitely a step down from the first two, but still enjoyable. Amanda, you’re an icon and a queen. They could never make me hate you… and does she really deserve to have her loyalty tested for killing Donnie Wahlberg?

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The luckiest person in this movie was old boy who looked through the key hole and got his brains blown out. I mean Amanda was in on it all and still ended up swimming in syringes. 

I thought I was just watching another so so horror sequel and instead I ended up gagged. This was every bit as entertaining as the original. The house setup is brilliant and the final twist is genuinely incredible. I did not expect to be this impressed by this movie.

In this movie, scientists attempting to reach the Earth’s core to harness its power and resources decide the best way to do that is by detonating an atomic bomb. Naturally, this causes a massive crack in the planet. Their solution? Drop another atomic bomb where the crack is headed.

Truly some Charlie Kelly “put another cat in the wall to get the cat out of the wall” logic, except it’s a science fiction movie in the 60s, so this preposterous idea is suggested with the seriousness and sincerity of a newscaster reporting on political unrest.

Starts with a pretty interesting question about what our responsibility is to save previously extinct animals from extinction… then forgets all that and gives us lava parkour, black market dino deals, and murder mansion madness. The Indo-Raptor is scary, but not as scary as how fast this movie abandons its most interesting idea. At this point someone needs to stop Dr. Wu he is so much more dangerous than Dr Frankenstein ever was.

Pretty funny, pretty dumb, pretty fine. Charlie Day is just flat-out hilarious.

Oh my god THAT scene with all of the twists, turns and reveals is just perfection.

This is a beautiful film about love and heartbreak that made me laugh and cry. The cast is so endlessly charming and lovely… Oh and Steve Carell throws himself out of a moving car which is obviously incredible.

This had way less pork chops than I was expecting and way more unnecessary deaths as a result of political posturing.

Watched on Wednesday May 21, 2025.

The clowns had people dying but them small town gays had me living 💅

This isn’t necessarily a game changer or anything super original but it was a fun enough experience with some really funny moments sprinkled in.

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So when someone has “Bette Davis eyes” they have rapidly increased vision impairment as a result of various ongoing health issues? That Kim Carnes song is way sadder than I realised. 

Also Mother Davis really made death seem pretty god damn glamorous.

Yeah on one hand this movie was definitely missing things that made the original ones special. On the other hand however the original movies didn’t have Monks that bowled and danced.

When all the flying dinosaurs were going bonkers and attacking everyone there was an extra running holding two cocktails… I realise that those amusement park margaritas are probably expensive but I think at that point you need to cut your losses my guy.  

This is probably the best Jurassic Park movie since the original one. In saying that there was absolutely no damn reason for that poor British woman who was just doing her job to have the most brutal death of any human in the movie.

I ittedly haven’t watched this many times and I don’t think I have seen any of the sequels but I had never really picked up how much this movie is inspired by Se7en until this time around. 
This is a brilliant, gripping and terrifying horror movie and that ending to this is still really incredible.

Add this to the list of Post Endgame movies that left me confused about the public’s response to. I like this movie I actually prefer it to the first Doctor Strange. Wanda is absolutely terrifying and watching her be so powerful is honestly really cool. Also I am kind of obsessed with Zombie Strange with his cloak made of spirits. Sam Raimi did his thing with this one and I am always excited watching it. 

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The last 30ish minutes of this are such an emotional roller coaster. Joe is mean to 22, Joe gets to play the gig of his dreams, turns out it didn’t add any extra value to his life because his life already had so much meaning, rescues 22 at the expense of living the rest of his life, gets another chance. So many tears both happy and sad. Just a beautiful ending to a beautiful movie.

Watched on Sunday May 18, 2025.

Your honour in Samuel’s defence the steel drums in that instrumental do go incredibly hard.

Death by eating a peanut butter cup? Finally my fat ass has decided how I want to go. 

This is my 30th movie I have seen in the cinema so far this year (best New Years Resolution ever) and I had an absolute blast! In my opinion this one is the best of the series. I loved the grandmothers premonition scene. I loved how creative and fun the deaths are in this one. 

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This is a pretty crazy step down from number 3 and is absolutely the worst of the first 4. But as with all of these movies even the bad ones still give you fun and creative kills, some cool practical effects and Robert Englund acting like a damn menace.

Interesting watching Mary Pickford play 2 roles in this movie considering 2025 has felt like the year of actors playing 2 characters in movies, Sinners, Mickey 17, The Monkey, Alto Knights etc. 

I have this thing when I watch Mary Pickford movies I always love her performance more than the movies themselves. She is always incredible! The screen always feels electric and alive when she was on it. But I kind of find the types of movies that were her bread and butter to be well…. kind of boring.

This is just perfection to me. The way this blends hilarious, sad and heartwarming moments together all while telling an exciting well paced story is brilliant. June Squibb is simply amazing as Thelma and delivers a performance that nourishes your soul!

Watched on Friday May 16, 2025.

The Karate Kid is back! Daniel certainly no longer looks like a kid but “The Almost 30 Year Old Karate Enthusiast” certainly isn’t as catchy of a title. 

I can’t believe Daniel spends part of this movie sneaking around at night getting Karate lessons from another man. Cheating on Mr. Miyagi after everything he has done is disgraceful.

Honestly my favourite thing about this is the stable of over the top villains they had:
- John Kreese the super alpha, macho instructor from the first movie he at times seems to be equal parts man and anabolic steroids.

- Terry Silver a sleazy businessman and Karate bro whose main job appears to be *checks notes* finding ways to bury nuclear waste in Borneo. Who decides the best use of his time is coming up with a convoluted plan to embarrass a “child”. 

- Mike Barnes whose moniker is “The Bad Boy of Karate” has no issues breaking the rules inside or outside of a tournament.

- …… and a man named Snake. I feel like this one speaks for itself. 

Overall I think this movie could have used a little more “wax on” because this franchise is starting to loose it’s shine.

Watched on Thursday May 15, 2025.

The last 20 minutes is genuinely so stressful. Sure there are comedic bits thrown in during his climb like the pigeons, the mouse and the photoshoot. But overall that climb is so tense! I don’t care that I have seen this movie multiple times, I certainly don’t care that it was made over 100 years ago this still makes me feel anxious every single time. I love Harold Lloyd his charm shines through in all of his movies.

I don’t know what the general consensus is but I enjoyed this more than the 2nd one. Loved Sam Neill being back, loved the inclusion of Pterodactyl and Spinosaurus and I LOVED Talking dream Dino. I wish Laura Dern had a bigger part but overall this is still enjoyable.

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Oh Abe you big sexy, selfish, coward 🥰 

This was pretty weak but I did love when they all went kaboom and splat after drinking water. 

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I don’t care what any of you say you could never make me hate this movie. 
This is an amazing post Endgame movie! Beautiful locations, a really talented cast playing great new characters with interesting personalities, powers and 7000 years of history!! I love the conflicts here not only within the group but internal conflicts and struggles that lie within most of these characters. I will always be disappointed that we aren’t getting a sequel to this, this could have easily been a fantastic, creative Marvel trilogy. 

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Watched on Monday May 12, 2025.

God if there was just no blatant racism (a huge chunk of this movie would be missing) but it would be a lot more enjoyable to watch. The animation from this era of Disney is just perfect, it’s all still so beautiful, creative and exciting. Something I really feel the need to mention because I don’t see any one else talking about is…. How god damn HOT Captain Hook is! Like honestly I can fix him!

You all look at Chantel DuBois and see a villain. I see a determined, highly capable woman excelling in a male dominated industry. I for one will not villainise a powerful, ionate, lesbian queen.

This is a really fun sequel! Daniel really is just as good at attracting women as he is at Karate. Sato was pathetic holding onto that grudge for that damn long 😂😂

This was honestly very wholesome and heartwarming. It’s not the most exciting story but it’s one that left a smile on my face. The food porn in this was pretty exceptional as well. 

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It’s not too late guys I’m sure we could still unrelease this.

Look not every movie has to be a masterclass in storytelling some movies have fun action, cool visuals, interesting characters and world building…. This movie unfortunately has none of these elements the story is bland and unoriginal, there is nothing memorable or remarkable about this and it has to be the ugliest movie I have seen all year. Just dark, dreary cgi slop with no interesting or exciting visual components. I love Dave Bautista and I do hope he was paid handsomely. 

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The destruction of the city was so amazing, it was so funny and exciting! It’s just a shame to took so long and we had to endure so many Clint Eastwood musical numbers before we got to it. This overall was a real mixed bag but the humour was a real highlight.

Huge step down from the original big chunks of this are pretty boring. The characters in comparison to the original are way less interesting (even those in the original). The final act is all pretty exciting and memorable outside of that this kind of falls flat.

Completely unnecessary sequel I don’t think this does anything better or has any ideas that are more interesting than the original. Anna Kendrick‘s charm and likability really saves this from getting an even lower star rating.

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The Terminator skillset/maths savant type of Autism that Ben Affleck has in these movies seems a lot more profitable than the socially awkward/movie obsessed version that I ended up with.

This overall was enjoyable the chemistry and relationship between Affleck and Bernthal‘s characters were absolutely the best part of this.

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Watched on Monday May 5, 2025.

Yeah this is absolutely my favourite in this franchise. That whole last hour fighting through the streets of Paris using oncoming traffic as weapons, cover and everything else. That overhead shot as he murdered his way through that house was phenomenal as well. This movie also introduced some really incredible and interesting characters. Donnie Yen, Shamier Anderson and Bill Skarsgård were all fantastic in this.

Pretty toned down and understated Sandler performance…. I didn’t even notice him in this 🤷‍♂️

You are horny watching this because it’s a sexy, bisexual love triangle. I am horny watching this because Zendaya keeps saying mean things to those men. We are not the same.

They almost had me, Pope Stanley Tucci would have had me going back to Mass every week.

The Mavs fan in me was very excited to see Boban Marjanović in this movie! It’s probably weaker than the first two but not by much. The knife throwing fight was so fucking rad and even when they were in the stable I didn’t think John would weaponise a horses kick the way he did. Look the story could be a bunch of bullshit (it’s not) and if it still had John Wick killing motherfuckers I would find some enjoyment.

An incredible final chapter in this trilogy! The ending turned me into a complete blubbering mess.

Undoubtedly a bit of a slow burn to start but once it gets going it’s a fun, chaotic, gloriously violent action movie with Tom Hardy in the lead role…. so yeah I kind of enjoyed it.

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Man I dunno this was long, slow, dull and had a pretty unsatisfying ending. The revenge scenes were at least creative and fun but overall this was a slog. 

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Really confused why people keep saying this cast is made up of “the internets boyfriends” especially considering some of them are actually my boyfriends????

Look people that hate this are going to hate it and I completely understand all of the critiques. War movies are never my favourite genre but I do think this was pretty incredibly made. The moments of silence leading up to the conflict beginning really had me on the edge of my seat. Some pretty amazing performances here by a group of very talented young actors. 

2025 Ranked 

This will be my first full year on Letterboxd so I’ll rank all of the 2025 releases I see.

1. Sinners
2. Ne Zha 2
3. Mickey 17
4. Companion
5. Black Bag
6. One of Them Days
7. Thunderbolts*
8. Death of a Unicorn
9. The Monkey
10. Final Destination Bloodlines

...plus 32 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Avengers: Infinity War
2. Logan
3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
4. Spider-Man: No Way Home
5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
6. Spider-Man 2
7. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
8. Avengers: Endgame
9. Black Panther
10. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

...plus 58 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.