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Pretty sick. Gorey religious Nazi horror. Could've been the climax to a full length film, easily.
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Loved the animation in this but crazy how Netflix showed the graphic execution of infants in such detail
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Not exactly the direction I expected the Halo series to go, but I also haven't played anything past 3 so I'm not sure where the lore is nowadays. I had no clue that was Mr. Beast because why the fuck would I recognize his voice lmaooo. Great animation but if I wanted to watch someone's fetish thinly disguised as a sick action movie I would be watching Kill Bill: Volume 1. Fuckin space dinosaurs though, hell Yeah.
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Cool trailer for a movie that won't be made and wouldn't have CGI this good if it were.
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This one was fun. Huge cat guy but most art with cats is kinda cringe honestly. Cats fighting Satan is solid though. The association of black cats with Satanism by the medieval Catholics was actually a subversive plot to prevent the masses from realizing cats are agents of light sent here to uplift our global consciousness. Probably. Cats are definitely more in tune with the universe's higher frequencies, and may be telepathic to some extent. Or maybe not. They can definitely creep, though. At 5 am every fucking morning man.
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This one was fun. Huge cat guy but most art with cats is kinda cringe honestly. Cats fighting Satan is solid though. The association of black cats with Satanism by the medieval Catholics was actually a subversive plot to prevent the masses from realizing cats are agents of light sent here to uplift our global consciousness. Probably. Cats are definitely more in tune with the universe's higher frequencies, and may be telepathic to some extent. Or maybe not. They can definitely creep, though. At 5 am every fucking morning man.
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Netflix almost tricked us into watching a Red Hot Chilli Peppers music video. Thank God the app crashed. This one worked though. Stop motion Facebook jokes about AI. Wooooo
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Have slowly but surely radicalized my girlfriend these last couple years primarily by showing her basic facts about the United States and what Donald Trump actually says and does. You know, because reality and facts and logic all have a leftist leaning, if you're not a dumb idiot. Still an exceptionally powerful documentary but it's a bit infuriating seeing how things played out. Conservative America's reaction to Black Lives Matter was to elect a conman fascist, twice, so he could sell out our entire country to billionaires. White supremacy is the stupidest fucking shit in the world. There is absolutely nothing superior about having a lower melanin count than our brothers and sisters of other "races" lmfao, what kind of literal child do you have to be to believe in this stuff. Yet it's so prevalent in this dumpster fire nation that now, in 2025, the cretins can just mask off and build actual concentration camps instead of pretending prisons are a good thing. Or, I guess mask on, since they're all pathetic cowards.
They won't win, though. I know it, they know it, and you know it too.
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Really sweet little short film. I work for a sewing/embroidery/quilting company so I'm pretty familiar with the process which made this interesting. One of America's greatest evils is our use of prison labor, but in some instances it allows our most marginalized people to experience glimmers of humanity. Silver linings and such.
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Still the best shit ever. May only be my 3rd time logging this but the only movie I've watched more is Jurassic Park (and probably 2 & 3 if I'm being honest). Simply does not get old, and has gotten significantly better with age. So many elements of this movie shaped who I am and what art speaks to me, for better or for worse. In the complete opposite ways Twitter discourse like 10 years ago seemed to presume, though. At least I've got that going for me. God tier movie no matter how many times I watch it. This shit is masterfully directed, too. Every single detail matters and I'm still picking up on things despite being able to quote almost this entire movie. Perfect movie, will always be one of my favorites. Significantly more relevant today than the 90s, especially as a whole slew of Tyler Durden podcasters (who aren't even half as correct as he is in the first half of this movie!!) somehow radicalized a bunch of people into voting for the American fascist party. Twice. 🙃
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Super well made and entertaining from the start but I almost wish it kept going with the fake outs and didn't pivot to become like, an actual horror movie. Maybe that's something that would iron out on multiple rewatches but I was almost feeling a 5 on this until the last act. I actually agree with a lot of the philosophical points being made about prioritizing your personal relationship with God & religions, as institutions, being control mechanisms. I think this is verifiably true by reading basically any history book or just watching American evangelicals vote for the actual, comically obvious Antichrist in real time. Very much opposed to the nihilistic outlook people who share this view tend to adopt, though. Even when I identified as agnostic I thought the professional Reddit atheists were massive dorks. Regardless, I do enjoy horror and this one was extremely effective even before any blood gets spilled. All 3 leads were perfect for their roles and played off each other exceptionally well. Tempo of the film is basically perfect until the last act, kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. A lot to love here but it unfortunately feels a bit messy by the time it's over. Great time, though.
Something this movie talks about is how the general tropes involved in the story of Jesus Christ have been repeated for thousands of years before, and thousands of years since, up to and including Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. It's a little more complicated than that, which is pointed out in the film, but they were actually very right about Star Wars. This may have been intended to be a joke in the movie, but I assure you: it absolutely is not, and we are 100% in the timeline where a Star Wars religion is possible if we don't go extinct. The only UFO book I actually gave any time to back when I was researching that stuff was American Cosmic by Diana Pasulka. It's about the ongoing formation of new American "religions", and primarily deals with the UFO phenomenon and the culture surrounding it. A couple things only marginally related to the main points stuck out to me, though: all the Silicon Valley tech dudes are permafried on acid and think they talk to God who tells them to build AI, and there are people right now, in real life, who practice the Jedi religion. Give that second one 2000 years of spiritual telephone and Luke Skywalker could be the next Jesus Christ. It sounds absurd but it is not, and the seeds are being sown right now as we speak.
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A mother's love is not just a spiritual shield that guides their children through life's hardships, it's also 30,000 layers of solid steel they can use to tear through their enemies. Been a while since I've watched End of Evangelion but surprise, surprise, still fucking owns. This movie is only like 90 minutes long if you skip through the intermission, so I watched it before work. I got my daughter fed and changed and back in bed with mom before any violence started. Not sure if I want her to be a case study for the ramifications of watching Evangelion in infancy, also kept it from my other kids lol
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Enjoyed this quite a bit more as a satire on rewatch but it's still not nearly as funny as people act. Easily Tom Cruise's best role, though.
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Cinema at its absolute finest. Making a sequel that sures the original is difficult on its own, but making a sequel that transcends both its series and genre to become one of the best films ever made, full stop, is, well, something maybe only achieved by The Empire Strikes Back (and Shrek 2)? Watching this with my girlfriend, who had never seen Star Wars before a couple weeks ago, was pretty fun. Something I've noticed through my life is that people who (somehow) haven't seen Star Wars have tons of misunderstandings about what these movies actually are. Star Wars didn't just become one of the pillars of modern American culture because some nerds liked it in the 80s, man. It's just good. Really, really good.
I know the original trilogy has been touched up more than maybe any other set of films over the years, but holy SHIT does this movie look good in 4k. Countless breathtaking shots and even the effects hold up. Everything in general has aged supremely well, really. It's a step up from Star Wars in every single aspect. I don't know how many times I've seen this movie in my life but it's still grípping, still hilarious, still exciting. The twist still gives me legit chills despite it being such a cultural meme that it's not a twist - for anyone, ever. Because Star Wars, especially Empire is just good. You don't have to be invested in the franchise, you don't even have to like sci-fi. It is what movies are supposed to be in their full capacity - and this one also has Yoda. Masterpiece and then some.
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Much better than I expected a Seth Rogan Alien movie to be. Not really that funny overall but pretty solid Friday night movie. For like the first 2 acts there's a reference or 3 every single scene. Pretty obnoxious, but whatever. I like, smoke weed and know UFO stuff now, but the whole 420 alien stoner aesthetic is still just as obnoxious as it was back then. Maybe even moreso. That isn't really this movie, shockingly. I mean, the alien obviously does smoke weed in this, but it's kinda just a normal movie. Pretty fun time, making my girlfriend watch The Empire Strikes Back next ✌🏻
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I wrote 3 different reviews for this but they kept getting personal and I really don't want to do that. I think this has potential to be one of the most important movies of the decade if the right people watch it. Being a man is hard. Not in the ways the manosphere dorks whine about, but the way we interact with other men, and the expectations set on us, especially those that actively feed into the cycle of abuse. It's something I've dealt with my entire life, and though I've managed to sidestep many of the worst traits people raised like me exhibit, I've still felt the full consequences of suppressing my emotions for years. In both despair and rage.
I think all men should be able to see themselves in both Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin's performances. If you can't, you were either raised in a perfectly safe, sterile environment, or (more likely) you are lying to yourself. Their dynamic isn't exactly subtle, the film's messages are read aloud multiple times, but it is so goddamn effective. The entire cast is really what makes this work though. Domingo fits in effortlessly with the RTA actors and it results in a perfectly organic film. The message itself may not be subtle but the way it's delivered is tender, beautiful, and poetic. Even at this film's darkest moments it feels caring in how it approaches its characters. This works doubly well in a prison setting, which reinforces the overall message maybe exponentially. It's something all men deal with though, and so many scenes in this movie struck me at my core. I cannot wait to rewatch this. Maybe it won't take me nearly 2 hours to think of what to write cause I don't wanna trauma dump in my 30s.
I wasn't a theater kid, but I probably should have been. I've been a creative since I was very young. I wrote a story about the sun and moon fighting each other when I was like 5. One of the few times I ever had anyone say they were proud of me, that I can . Then the next ~22 years happened and all of my creative ambition was crushed out of me. I've spent about 30 hours spread over 13 years in jail - wouldn't last a fucking day in prison - but I still felt seen by this movie. Men really do not get to sing and dance and love enough. And I think it's more important than ever to change that.
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Actually this one was a banger too. I've 100% seen the factory scene before but I think this is my first watch. Some of the kills were a little disappointing (great fake outs though) and it's definitely still held back by the 3d thing but they at least ed to make a movie in between the kills. It was genuinely refreshing having characters that didn't figure shit out because it had already happened in-universe. Obviously, that's to set up the ending, which legit rules, but it also just made for a better movie overall. It's still Final Destination, so it's not some peak horror experience, but it was very entertaining. Basically an episode of The Office except there's death and gore and stuff. And the last act switch up to a slasher worked really well for me. These movies aren't really supposed to be scary, not in the traditional horror movie way, but it's nice this one at least tried. You know, beyond the wind moving some rusty item in a not-subtle-at-all set up or whatever. Great time, hopefully a 14 year break from the franchise means the new one will be fun. Look at me, falling for the capitalist 20 year nostalgia cycle like the millennial slop enjoyer I so very much am 😔
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Okay yeah so I've only seen the first 3. Pretty much sloppified at this point. Obviously meant to be seen in a 3d theater but I doubt that would've improved much. I 3d movies in the 2000s and they sucked. They sucked as recently as The Force Awakens and that's like, a good movie at least. Somehow a downgrade in basically every way. More boring kills, ugly CGI, flat performances. It's not like the first 3 were high bars to clear, either. Just pretty shocking how little effort was put into the actual movie vs. the 3d gimmick that probably didn't even work out. Happened to a lot of movies back then, unfortunately, and horror sequels usually get it the worst.
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Maybe the best this formula can get. I a bit about this one but much less than the first 2. Some brutal kills in this. Getting back the original director for this one was a good call cause the first movie had a distinct vibe the 2nd lacked, for better or worse. Also noticed the production value was significantly better in this - some great shots and scenes. Really great time all around.
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It's a core millennial trait to have a deep fear of a log truck coming apart on the highway. Not sure if that has actually happened in real life but it's still something I think about when I'm driving. This was always the Final Destination that stuck with me, and, like the first, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would on rewatch. Just dumb, fun, 2000s popcorn horror. We have had much worse mainstream horror films since.
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A brief look into a simpler time. The waning years of the Clinton istration, when the economy was booming, and the scariest thing we could imagine was a plane having problems. Thank God nothing happened involving planes a year after this movie. Anyway, I ed WAY more of this than I expected. Could've sworn I hadn't seen it in like 20 years but maybe not. Honestly, enjoyed it. It's very, very dumb, but also just really entertaining. Would've slapped in theaters but I was 6 when this came out. I know the sequels are way more violent so that's something to look forward to. We're starting 2 now and this is definitely the one seared into my brain. Fun stuff, great to watch as a kid and subconsciously develop irrational fears over.
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Been a long time since I've watched Saving Private Ryan but it still hits just as hard. Obviously, this movie is 200% propaganda. That is true of basically anything related to both Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, and it doesn't really detract from this being a near perfect war film imo. I also feel completely different about American propaganda when it comes to the European Front in WW2 than I do anything before or after (or adjacent to it, like Japan). Obviously, the Soviets and Europeans did most of the heavy lifting, but an entire generation of Americans redirected the country to band together to aid in the fight against fascism. Too bad their shithead kids fucked everything up for everyone. If anything, the anti-Nazi propaganda should've been several notches higher, given the rise of Trumpism and all that. Sorry if that take makes me a bad leftist lol.
Anyway, this is still fantastic across the board. Something I noticed this time around is just how many incredible shots there are. The action scenes, especially the opening, take most of the credit in this movie, but even the slower, dramatic scenes are full of gorgeous imagery. Spielberg and his team were on absolute crack in the 90s. The emotional weight of the film falls a little flatter as a grown adult compared to watching this as a teenager, but it's still pretty high tier on the pyramid of Spielbergisms. The violence felt even more visceral than I ed, though. Just an absolutely brutal film.
I wouldn't put this anywhere near Schindler's List (or Jurassic Park/Jaws, really) when it comes to Spielberg's best, but it still holds up as one of my favorite war movies. I also have a fond attachment to this movie for a maybe weird reason? Besides Halo 2, I have never really been a big FPS guy. Have only ever played 1 COD game and it was just the single player campaign, etc. I did, however, really love Medal of Honor: Frontline on the GameCube when I was young. Spielberg helped produce it and the first mission is a very faithful recreation of the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan. Rest of the game was great too and its ambient OST is one of the few video game soundtracks I'd actually recommend. Spent a lot of time just exploring the levels and killing Nazis as a kid.
Next weekend I'm gonna try to convince the girlfriend to watch Schindler's List 😎
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Happy Star Wars day!! Yeah, no reason to not have this at a 5, honestly. Some obvious flaws, and it's certainly no Empire, but it's fuckin Star Wars. I don't consider myself a "fan" of Star Wars, because those people are insane, but it's very important to me. Obsessed over it as a kid and it was basically the only sci-fi I gave a shit about until Evangelion broke my brain in 2019 or so. Mostly because it's just fantasy with a sci-fi paint. Space wizards casting magic spells with laser swords. It's cheesy, dumb, and that's exactly why it's good. Perfect 70s action movie, perfect blend of sci-fi and fantasy, perfect rip off of Dune. Simply doesn't get better than Star Wars (until they add a 900 year old frog creature).
Anyway, finally convinced my girlfriend to check out Star Wars and shockingly she loved it. Big sarcasm in that because anyone who's seen Star Wars knows it's like, an actual film that's good in the ways films are supposed to be good. It takes a while to become corporate slop. Can't wait to show her what the fuck Star Wars is really about - Jar Jar Binks. I've also tried to warn her about my burning hatred for The Rise of Skywalker but I don't think she really gets it. It just gets worse with age, dude. I still, to this day, randomly think about it and get mad. Oh well, at least she'll get to experience The Empire Strikes Back for the first time.
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Super entertaining, perfect Friday night movie. Kinda didn't have to be about AI but cool that it was. Modern without being too cringe. Wish it leaned into the horror more but I appreciate the angle this took. Fun stuff, Sophie Thatcher is great in this.
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Not quite a 5 but pretty close. Sean Baker is such a phenomenal director and the whole thing was made exceptionally well. Some incredible long shots in this. Funnier than I expected, and not quite as sad as I figured it would be, but the ending hit extremely hard regardless. S/o Igor for being the only decent person in this.
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We watched this shit on a DVD y'all, the commercials did actual psychic damage. Most unrealistic thing about this is the United States actually doing anything about campaign finance laws.
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Still one of the best episodes but man is it cruel. A detail I maybe didn't appreciate until this watch is that all of the observers are white, which tracks. Twist caught my gf completely off guard which is always fun.
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Idk man this season has just been banger after banger. Complete nightmare scenario and exactly what Elon Musk wants to do with his brain chip scheme. Knew he was evil over a decade before the Nazi shit. I'm the biggest computer nerd you can imagine but I refuse to let a corporation do annyyythhiiing with my brain. It's the only place left in this world that isn't a fucking ment.
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Fell asleep during this last night so gf made me watch it again. I relate heavily to Verity because I also would torment people I still hold grudges from 10 years ago against.
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This season has just been consistently entertaining. Super cool concept and also a warning to all the weirdos trying to date chat bots.
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Super entertaining, especially after watching the first one. High budget and legitimately fun action scenes. This could be its own series of films and I kinda hope they milk it. This season has been great so far even if the social commentary isn't as biting.
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Enjoyed this one quite a bit more this time around, probably because Jesse Plemmons being a freak is pure Cinema. Gf really enjoyed this one too, on to the sequel ✨
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Yeah, this is a banger. One of my favorite Black Mirrors for sure. I absolutely adore the early 90s PC gaming aesthetic even though I wasn't around for it. Also maybe the first portrayal of Roko's Basilisk that doesn't make me cringe eternally. This is exactly what y'all's Sims are going to do you fucking psychopaths. Really, really loved this one, Black Mirror benefits soooo much from the British.
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Classic Black Mirror, one of the best episodes of the last few seasons for sure. A little slow and genuinely kinda sad, but ultimately a beautiful exploration of what the loss of love and subsequent regret can do to a person. I also like how the show at least tries to adapt to the current times considering real life tech is rapidly approaching the satire.
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Much better when watched sober and not at 2 am. Been on a decent Bowie kick lately and this is one of my girlfriend's favorites. Hollywood magic, you simply don't get rockstars making movies with Henson puppets these days. Can't wait to show this to our daughter :)
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I don't think it's a coincidence that the least nihilistic episode of Black Mirror is far and away the best. Basically perfect television and Heaven is a Place on Earth is still one of the best songs ever made.
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Much funnier than I expected based on some of his more recent material. Edgy as expected but he refrains from truly punching down, even when his Gen X starts showing. Really appreciate his material maturing with him, as well. Solid hour of comedy, Burr's still one of the funniest guys working right now.
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Have known this story for years, saw the house tape and all that, but seeing it all laid out just really made my heart churn. Idk man. Can watch people get torn to shreds and come out bored but true crime stuff kinda gets to me, especially anything involving kids. I think it's very important to view life in different shades of gray, and it's healthy to, understand the situations and mindsets of people who act upon the darker aspects of humanity. All of us are human - we all come from the same source, the same God, the same star dust. As fucked as it probably sounds: I can rationalize plenty of atrocities, at least on some primal level, but some shit just doesn't compute with me at ALL.
Like I've got 2 daughters man. They got to meet recently - my home screen is my oldest holding my newborn. I saw them every time I checked my phone tonight. My brain completely fucking breaks when I try to put myself in this guy's shoes. He's in this doc saying he felt like it was going to happen no matter what and he couldn't stop himself. Fucking maybe, dude, nothing other than satanic intervention could explain this to me.
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Kind of one of those nothing comedies that are probably money laundering until aliens start showing up and orgies start happening. Still likely this was made for money laundering regardless.
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Showed Berserk to my girlfriend :)! Maybe not the best way to get someone into it as it cuts sooo much important character building, but oh well. Really, really appreciated all the new scenes and details in this compared to the movies. I do not understand why they don't just adapt the rest of Berserk in this style. No disrespect to the Golden Age as it's obviously an incredible story within a story. It's just not the real Berserk, y'know? Anyway, at least Farnese gets a cameo for no reason at all in this. Don't think this replaces Berserk 97 as the definitive adaptation but it's an even better supplement than the movies were. Nothing will top the manga till something even attempts to adapt it but it is what it is.
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Still surreal that Mac Miller is gone even this many years later. Not the biggest fan in the world but I did follow his career from his mixtapes, before he really broke. Knew from the beginning he'd make it but didn't really expect things to play out the way it did. Tragic loss to hip hop/popular music as a whole. Anyway, pretty cool visuals in this, and the project as a whole is a solid example of how posthumous releases can still be respectful to the original artists. Something way, WAY too many estates, especially in hip hop, need to take note of.
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Excellent all around. Sebastian Stan is his usual level of greatness but Adam Pearson really steals the show. Especially considering it does feel a bit slow until he shows up. I do think that's for the best, though, as it really let the story build up Edward's tragic life just to dismantle the entire thing in glorious poetic irony. There is also a shit ton of meta commentary in this on multiple different levels. It did get a bit overwhelming but many of the statements this film makes definitely needed to be made. Really love the production and cinematography in this as well. See lots of comparisons to The Substance, which I enjoyed quite a bit more. I definitely see the core similarities but this could've leaned more into body horror for sure. Not sure if it would've really mattered, though, as the point wasn't really to shock. Maybe the opposite, at times. Anyway, great film. Kept me captivated the whole time and got some solid laughs, very much worth the watch.
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Missed a couple plot points so I'm not sure how the lesbians obtained the important dildos, but it was at least pretty entertaining anyway. Really horny movie, too, which is fine and all, but y'know. Funny enough and doesn't overstay its welcome + Margaret Qualley so 👍🏻 at minimum.
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I didn't have this rated before because it's not a movie I think about, to be honest, but I have definitely watched this on TV at my parents' house before. Always fun to things. God bless mid 00s comedies. What were we, as a society, on back then, to produce mid at such an alarming rate?
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I think I appreciated this movie's attention to atmosphere even more this time around, as the low res and weird angling kinda worked. Enjoyed the rest more or less the same - fairly generic zombie movie all things considered. I can appreciate the marketing behind a 3rd movie 20+ years later, but making that 3rd movie the first in a new trilogy is nuts. It's not THAT good, man.
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Super late to the party. Sorry y'all, we weren't sold by the astroturfing. Y'know, this doesn't magically stop being corporate slop just because it's well made and self aware about being corporate slop. Not a dealbreaker for me, personally, as I enjoy many a corporate slop, much of which isn't even well made. This is at least solidly entertaining and pretty funny at times, too. Nails the aesthetics but fails to clear the surface of anything it wants to say outside of a couple heavily focus grouped monologues. A candy coated slurry of buzzwords and empowerment that I at least appreciate, in theory, but it really does feel like it did exactly what was expected of it and little more. Can't really fault it for that, but I can fault it for spending so much of its runtime reminding you it's just an ad. At least let us suspend our disbelief as much as an actual toy doll would. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are both perfect in this, though. Not a bad time or anything, just definitely the weaker half of the meme.
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Under the right mindset this would probably be the funniest shit ever, but unfortunately I'm not quite there and I'm not sure if I ever will be. I definitely got (most of the) joke(s), though. Mostly too slow and faaaarrrrr too dry at times. A few bits got me though, for what it's worth.
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Happy new year!! Again! 2 years in a row officially makes this a tradition, at least that's the plan. I also plan on telling our daughter this is completely historically accurate. Fuck the British. Still one of my favorite movies ever. Only really felt the length on my first watch - every time since has flown by. Just perfect entertainment. Gorgeous cinematography, God tier action scenes, banger tunes, and politics that don't affect me at all as a guy from Oklahoma. Can't ask for much more out of a movie. 2024 was a great year, the first good year I've had since 2020, so maybe starting 2025 off the same way will bring the same luck 🙏🏻
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This kinda just came on auto play but we let it roll. Never gonna get tired of this movie, appreciate it more on every rewatch :)
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It is not typically recommended to become a furry when faced with the stresses of parenting, but who am I, as a man, to question how women cope with the pains of motherhood. This was like 2 notches away from being body horror at points. Never feels like it leans into any particular thing, though, mostly just being a family "drama" or something. An alright time, at least.
]]>Five star films that I watched for the first time in 2025, regardless of their year of release. Ordered by when I watched them.
]]>Five star films that I watched for the first time in 2024, regardless of their year of release. Ordered by when I watched them.
]]>Just a current list of movies I've given a 5. Default order is a loose ranking, but they're all amazing, of course. Doesn't include series, comedy specials, or documentaries that I've given a 5.
Note: I consider The Lord of the Rings trilogy to be one movie, and as such I've only included Return of the King on this list. All 3 are 5s, though.
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
- Jurassic Park
- The Shining
- Perfect Blue
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Midsommar
- Climax
- Fight Club
- Nope
...plus 66 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Five star films that I watched for the first time in 2023, regardless of their year of release. Ordered by when I watched them.
- Palm Springs
- Punch-Drunk Love
- Mean Creek
- Bones and All
- Beau Is Afraid
- Requiem for a Dream
- Oppenheimer
- The Thing
- Whisper of the Heart
- Night of the Living Dead
...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Every new release I've watched in 2023. Loosely ranked.
- Godzilla Minus One
- Beau Is Afraid
- Oppenheimer
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- No One Will Save You
- Black Mirror: Demon 79
- Totally Killer
- Saltburn
- Talk to Me
- They Cloned Tyrone
...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Oh no, I'm officially a filmbro. Ranking every A24 film I've seen. They have a pretty extensive lineup so I doubt this will ever be finished.
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Midsommar
- Climax
- Uncut Gems
- The Green Knight
- The Lighthouse
- Beau Is Afraid
- The Death of Dick Long
- Under the Skin
- A Ghost Story
...plus 14 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Pretty loose ranking after the 5th. Black Mirror is an extremely fun series with some brilliance here and there. I think there's a huge difference in quality between the best and worst episodes.
- Black Mirror: San Junipero
- Black Mirror: Shut Up and Dance
- Black Mirror: Nosedive
- Black Mirror: Demon 79
- Black Mirror: Fifteen Million Merits
- Black Mirror: Beyond the Sea
- Black Mirror: White Christmas
- Black Mirror: White Bear
- Black Mirror: The Entire History of You
- Black Mirror: Joan Is Awful
...plus 18 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Films I've given a 4.5 or 5 that have a Letterboxd rating of 3.5 or lower. Ranked, I guess?
- The Empty Man
- Death Proof
- The Death of Dick Long
- The Outside
- Black Bear
- I'm Thinking of Ending Things
- Greener Grass
- Jennifer's Body
- Fresh
- Cloverfield
...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Five star films that I watched for the first time in 2022, regardless of their year of release. Ordered by when I watched them. I'm likely way late to the party on most of these, but hey.
]]>Every new release I've watched in 2022. Loose ranking, but some entries aren't movies and shouldn't really be compared to the movies.
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- RRR
- The Northman
- Nope
- Bo Burnham: The Inside Outtakes
- X
- Pearl
- Fresh
- The Outside
- Barbarian
...plus 14 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Even though I'm fairly new to exploring film on a deep level, I'd still probably consider Kubrick to be my favorite director and I'm confident he'll remain towards the top no matter how many filmographies I go through. The Shining is the film that got me to start thinking about the art I consume on a deeper level. Not just film but music, anime, literature, artwork in general. His attention to detail shines through even in his weaker films, and his best are among the best of all time, all genres included.
Still need to watch:
Killer's Kiss (1955)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Spartacus (1960)
Robert Eggers is one of the most exciting and forward-thinking directors out right now. His filmography so far has been nearly flawless with some of the best period pieces...ever? Can't wait to see what he does next.
]]>Ranking the legendary Wachowski sister films (including Matrix 4, even though only Lana worked on that.) The Wachowskis are some of the most innovative and idiosyncratic directors out there, and I wish we lived in the timeline where they got to make like a dozen movies and all of them were successful.
Still need to watch: Cloud Atlas (2012)
]]>Ranking the anime *series* (not movies) that I've finished and are on Letterboxd for some reason.
MAL version with stuff that's not on here:
letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/animelist/zxcv1337x
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Steins;Gate
- Made in Abyss
- Welcome to the N.H.K.
- Berserk
- Serial Experiments Lain
- Vinland Saga
- Revolutionary Girl Utena
...plus 8 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Movies I saw for the first time in 2021, regardless of when they initially released, that I rated five stars. Ordered by when I watched them. This was the first year that I took film somewhat seriously, so I was late to the party on most of these lol.
- Threads
- Uncut Gems
- A Clockwork Orange
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- All About Lily Chou-Chou
- Ritual
- Bo Burnham: Inside
- The Green Knight
- The Red Shoes
- Climax
...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Satoshi Kon was one of the most innovative and creative directors in not just anime, but film as a whole. All four of his movies are phenomenal in their own ways, with Perfect Blue being in my top 5 movies of all time. Few directors can achieve his perfect balance of realism and surrealism, and his directing tricks could put most live action movies to shame. May he rest in peace.
]]>The Matrix is deeply philosophical, way ahead of its time, and most importantly: rad as hell. That also applies to all the sequels!
]]>Definitely not as big on keeping up with current year film releases as I am with albums. Loose ranking, some of these aren't movies so they shouldn't be compared to the movies, etc.
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
- Titane
- The Green Knight
- Bo Burnham: Inside
- The Matrix Resurrections
- Malignant
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- Last Night in Soho
- The Suicide Squad
- Dune
...plus 23 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Fuck J.K. Rowling.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Please suggest more films that are not quite masterpieces, but still very good, and also take place primarily on a train.
]]>Hideaki Anno is the director whose work has impacted my life on a deeply personal level the most. From his groundbreaking magnum opus to his incredibly creative art films, I truly think Anno is one of the greatest contemporary directors and deserves the attention of cinephiles everywhere, not just anime fans. I urge everyone to check out not just Evangelion, but the rest of his feature length films as well. This list does not include Anno's OVAs (yet, still might add these), anime series, or the various Evangelion recap films.
Still need to watch:
Cutie Honey (2004)
I both love and hate this franchise about equally, tbh.
I'll add the spin off movies when I rewatch them.
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