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Mission 1h3df Impossible – The Final Reckoning, 2025 - ★★★★★

Sun, 25 May 2025 16:36:49 +1200

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"I need you to trust me. One last time."

An incredible ending to the greatest action franchise of all time, when people were slandering it after it premiered I never waivered because I knew Tom Cruise would never let me down. The first 45 minutes or so are definitely a choice, it feels like it's trying to catch up the audience in case they didn't rewatch before the finale or if they just hadn't seen any of the movies at all. I could've done without that as I feel like they jump around way too much at the start but I'm ultimately fine with it. In Dead Reckoning when Tom rode a motorcycle off a cliff I assumed that was the craziest stunt that was ever going to happen in this franchise and boy was I wrong. That whole sequence in the final act with the planes is the greatest stunt in the history of film. I know Tom is fine in real life but I can't help but hold my breath because I'm scared for his well being, I was drenched in sweat and both me and my mom were also drenched in tears. The entire final act is something you have to see to believe and if I saw it again I still probably wouldn't believe it. Stunts and scenes so crazy I have to constantly remind myself that it's real or I would by default just assume its CGI. Cinema is in a better place because Tom Cruise is leading it and I have no idea where the industry would be without him. I love this franchise and Ethan Hunt to death and I'll always secretly want more Mission Impossible movies but I'm very excited to see what Tom will do now since he has more time on his hands. The world is his oyster and he can pretty much do whatever he wants and he will continue to get a blank check as he should. I love you Tom Cruise.

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Hurry Up Tomorrow 1v3s5t 2025 - ★★★

Tue, 20 May 2025 08:43:53 +1200

Oh poor me Jenna Ortega tied me up and serenaded me FUCK YOU ABEL

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Valentine's Day h3b5a 2010 - ★★½

Sat, 17 May 2025 17:26:49 +1200

I can’t even begin to express how disappointed I am, I saw the stacked cast and expected something like He's Just Not That Into You and boy was I wrong. The whole story feels lazy and sluggish, certain actors were casted just because of their name and not their skill and the actual good actors get shit lines and stories. They’d be more likely to turn water into wine than make anything in this movie have some substance. The story doesn’t mesh together or reward you, I feel like I could’ve watched the first 10 minutes and the last 10 minutes only and not much would change.

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Mars Attacks! 6a1w6v 1996 - ★★★

Sat, 17 May 2025 02:39:16 +1200

Somehow the most normal Tim Burton movie

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Final Destination Bloodlines 1q4s64 2025 - ★★★½

Fri, 16 May 2025 09:26:38 +1200

A lot more similar to Saw X than Saw 3D

Those who get it get it

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Kingdom of Heaven 2xy2h 2005 - ★★★★½

Thu, 15 May 2025 15:18:15 +1200

King Baldwin is the ultimate aura farmer

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Fight or Flight 46422b 2024 - ★★★

Thu, 15 May 2025 14:21:05 +1200

I never knew how badly I needed to see Josh Hartnett kick ass in vans

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American Hustle 172f5h 2013 - ★★½

Wed, 14 May 2025 14:35:43 +1200

Can we please put David O. Russell in director jail and actual jail

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He's Just Not That Into You 6e4u2y 2009 - ★★★★

Wed, 14 May 2025 09:27:46 +1200

This just works. Rotating between a large cast of some of the biggest and most memorable names in the past 20 years and it never gets tiring or slows down the pace. Every scene is a piece of a puzzle and it’s so satisfying to see the picture once it’s complete.

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My Cousin Vinny 1ln4u 1992 - ★★★★½

Tue, 13 May 2025 12:18:38 +1200

I love courtroom dramas so much

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Evangelion 2i2u5d 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, 2021 - ★★★½

Tue, 13 May 2025 07:54:34 +1200

Incredible animation but I just don’t think the movies were necessary for the most part. I get it’s showing the story to a new generation but they’ll never peak higher than End of Evangelion.

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Escape from Alcatraz c4713 1979 - ★★★½

Mon, 12 May 2025 13:30:06 +1200

Clint Eastwood you will never be Michael Scofield

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame 425rc 1996 - ★★★½

Mon, 12 May 2025 09:19:57 +1200

Me and WHOOOOOO

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Big Daddy j2s5r 1999 - ★★★½

Sun, 11 May 2025 18:07:42 +1200

A million times sweeter than I thought it was going to be

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Evangelion 2i2u5d 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, 2012 - ★★★½

Sat, 10 May 2025 16:33:53 +1200

The worst movie of the reboots so far but it still had its moments

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The Drop 5g364h 2014 - ★★★½

Sat, 10 May 2025 08:00:07 +1200

Tom Hardy adopts a puppy, end of review

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Evangelion 2i2u5d 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, 2009 - ★★★★

Fri, 9 May 2025 16:32:28 +1200

Simpler to understand than the series but that doesn't mean its better

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Billy Madison 2j3472 1995 - ★★½

Fri, 9 May 2025 05:09:36 +1200

Adam threw those dodgeballs at a medium pace

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Gifted 6tj1r 2017 - ★★★★★

Thu, 8 May 2025 18:18:23 +1200

when Chris Evans used to be in movies

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The Place Beyond the Pines 6t1c3n 2012 - ★★★★ (contains spoilers)

Thu, 8 May 2025 15:00:42 +1200

This review may contain spoilers.

I haven’t been that shocked at someone dying since Ned Stark didn’t make it out of season 1

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Evangelion 2i2u5d 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, 2007 - ★★★★

Wed, 7 May 2025 12:16:06 +1200

Pretty much the first few episodes of the show word for word, I don't care for how the voices sound now as much but I like the animation a lot more.

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The ant² k1j2c 2025 - ★★★★

Wed, 7 May 2025 08:23:32 +1200

No one can deliver a line like Jon Bernthal can

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Neon Genesis Evangelion 1b6ig The End of Evangelion, 1997 - ★★★★½

Tue, 6 May 2025 18:26:15 +1200

While I didn’t love every second of the series, I thought this was fantastic. A perfect conclusion to so many complex characters that I won’t even begin to pretend that I understood it all.

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Neon Genesis Evangelion 1b6ig 1995 - ★★★½

Tue, 6 May 2025 12:03:24 +1200

Loved the characters, the story not so much

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Mission 1h3df Impossible – Dead Reckoning, 2023 - ★★★★½

Mon, 5 May 2025 15:54:25 +1200

No one commands a screen like Tom Cruise.

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Conan O’Brien 44r3f The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, 2025

Sun, 4 May 2025 20:41:56 +1200

I’m convinced that Paul Rudd will play the Mac and Me clip at Conan’s eventual funeral. Adam Sandler is a national treasure and no one deserves this award more than Conan.

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Mission 1h3df Impossible – Fallout, 2018 - ★★★★★

Sun, 4 May 2025 13:27:33 +1200

Tom Cruise and Henry Cavill in the same movie… I feel like this was specifically made for me

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Thunderbolts* 166k35 2025 - ★★★★½

Fri, 2 May 2025 14:19:29 +1200

We finally have another MCU banger on our hands, nonstop laughs and great action mixed with lovable characters and an engaging plot. I started watching Marvel post Endgame so I really needed something that wasn’t nostalgia bait or another bland multiverse movie. This is the most fun I’ve had watching a Marvel movie in ages and I can’t wait to see the thunderbolts again, with the slate of MCU movies we might actually be back.

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Watching the Detectives 35k73 2007 - ★★★½

Thu, 1 May 2025 08:34:25 +1200

I’m literally him

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Mission 1h3df Impossible – Rogue Nation, 2015 - ★★★★★

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:23:30 +1200

"Hunt is uniquely trained and highly motivated - a specialist without equal - immune to any countermeasures. There is no secret he cannot extract, no security he cannot breach, no person he cannot become. He has most likely anticipated this very conversation and is waiting to strike in whatever direction we move. Sir, Hunt is the living manifestation of destiny - and he has made you his mission."

Arguably the best installment in the franchise, this has at least a dozen moments that would be any other action movie's best. I want to say Mission Impossible is back bigger and better but each movie is insane in its own way and that's a testament to its creativity and originality. Rebecca Ferguson is a welcomed addition to the series and probably has the best chemistry with Tom Cruise to this point in the franchise. My first watch I thought Rogue Nation was the best but as I'm rewatching them I think Ghost Protocol is right there with it and I hope I view Fallout the same way. Amazing movie that any other actor or director would kill to have in their filmography.

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Down with Love 4i495t 2003 - ★★★½

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:11:37 +1200

I'm really upset now that Ewan McGregor wasn't in The Great Gatsby

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Beginners 3c7221 2010 - ★★★★

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:00:10 +1200

My dog is the exact same way

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Robots 554o18 2005 - ★★★

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:57:41 +1200

This is a movie that definitely exists

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Up in the Air 45f4x 2009 - ★★★½

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:19:47 +1200

I need George Clooney to be my life coach

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Mission 1h3df Impossible – Ghost Protocol, 2011 - ★★★★★

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:01:50 +1200

Tom Cruise is the movie star of all of our lifetimes, this is so much better on a rewatch and I wouldn’t be mad if someone said this was their favorite of the franchise. Ghost Protocol is a sprint from the start and doesn’t have a second of down time. It’s very rare that a franchise gets better with each and each movie and the Mission Impossible franchise always manages to up the stakes.

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Star Wars 2j6o5l Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, 2005 - ★★★★★

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 11:35:04 +1200

I think I can die happy now.

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Havoc 3v1u3b 2025 - ★★½

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 06:35:07 +1200

Unfortunately this is just another flavor of the weak Netflix original, despite some good action it comes across as lazy and repetitive. It’s always great to see Tom Hardy but I want something for him to sink his teeth into not whatever this was. Timothy Olyphant needs to be in more movies.

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Star Wars 2j6o5l Episode II – Attack of the Clones, 2002 - ★★★★½

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:53:25 +1200

It's a lot more entertaining and eventful than Phantom Menace but it doesn't quite peak as high. This is the best era of Star Wars by far, I just wish it didn't have the prequel stench all over it. The characters and fights in the prequels are so good so it offsets the questionable dialogue. Obi Wan is literally space Jesus and Natalie Portman as Pe is the most beautiful woman to ever exist.

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Mon, 21 Apr 2025 09:57:57 +1200

“If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes have not changed, but one word from you will silence me forever. If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love… I love…I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.”

One of the greatest movies ever made, with every watch I find myself loving it more and more. Just everything an adaptation should be and it makes me want to read the novel. Perfect casting all around and the chemistry is always firing on all cylinders. No other film will ever be able to match the yearning this displays and the perfect enemies to lovers arc.

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Star Wars 2j6o5l Episode I – The Phantom Menace, 1999 - ★★★½

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 04:36:37 +1200

It starts off really weird and slow and when you've seen it as many times as I have it doesn't get good until Anakin is freed from being a slave. The last half hour or so is unreal and completely redeems the movie. The Phantom Menace may never be great but it elevates everything that comes after it in the timeline.

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Sun, 20 Apr 2025 11:10:40 +1200

For all the real yearners.

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Sinners 5z1711 2025 - ★★★★½

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:40:12 +1200

This was everything I could’ve wanted and more, Ryan Coogler I will never doubt you again. I always liked Michael B Jordan but now I’m a big fan. We as a society need more vampire movies because there’s nothing like them. See this on the biggest screen possible because you will regret it if you don’t.

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Incredibles 2 o3r3b 2018 - ★★★½

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:50:45 +1200

It's a much different approach than the original and I'll give it credit for that. Pixar has a pretty shaky history with sequels (besides Toy Story) but I found this to be one of their better ones. It doesn't hold a candle to the first one and I'll forget the villain by the time I wake up tomorrow but it was great to see such a big part of my childhood back in action.

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The Skin I Live In 103t51 2011 - ★★★★½

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 04:24:48 +1200

Starting a go fund me so we can send Pedro Almodóvar to therapy

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Get Smart 6921e 2008 - ★★★

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:55:20 +1200

The Great Khali???

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Warfare 665k3b 2025 - ★★★★

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:43:00 +1200

Joseph Quinn suffered more than Jesus

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Cinderella 2z6jp 2015 - ★★★

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:23:12 +1200

Disney movies used to have Richard Madden in them

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The Jungle Book 6v4w65 2016 - ★★★

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:38:17 +1200

I loved the animals but it doesn’t compare to the original sadly

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Freaky Friday 6eo6h 2003 - ★★★★

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:30:45 +1200

Such a pleasant surprise

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Beauty and the Beast 4i6r67 2017 - ★★★

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:37:30 +1200

It started off way better than I expected for a Disney live action remake but halfway through it turned out to be just like the rest of them, the longer it went on the more dull and bland it got.

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