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Favorite films

  • The Thing
  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
  • The History of the Seattle Mariners
  • The Haunting of Hill House

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  • The Gorge

    ★★★½

  • The Turnaround

    ★★★★½

  • The Second Sound Barrier

    ★★★

  • Legacy

    ★★★

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  • The Gorge

    The Gorge

    ★★★½

    Far better than the reviews let on! Extremely fun -- pulpy is the best word I can think of -- thriller/horror that takes some turns I didn't expect (but loved) with a TON of gross and awesome creativity thrown in.

    I've definitely liked all four of Scott Derrickson's films that I've seen. This has hints of Overlord (which is a good thing), and I really enjoyed all the genetic weirdness and special effects when they're down in the Gorge. Extremely…

  • The Turnaround

    The Turnaround

    ★★★★½

    Sports are the greatest thing on earth.

    As an honorary Philadelphian (i.e. spent 4 days there for a work trip last September), I had to finally get around to this. Baseball is the best sport there is, and I definitely remembered this story -- though not entirely how the support for Turner started while he was playing absolutely horrendously.

    That said, well-made short with a great message. Where else, besides sports, can momentum change purely based on vibes

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  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    ★★★★★

    The last 15 minutes of this movie are pure fucking chaos and I loved every second of it.


    But seriously, I finally get to see another Tarantino in theaters and I loved this movie. It's fantastic. Some great performances - DiCaprio gives one of the best of his career, and Brad Pitt is phenomenal as well. The performances and the final 15 minutes are the best parts (there's no bad parts, to be honest) and make this movie as great…

  • X

    X

    ★★★★

    Opening night! Was really excited for X, despite not having seen any of Ti West's other films - the ensemble of Snow, Goth, Cudi, Henderson and Ortega was too good to pass up. Proud I called who the final girl was from the beginning.

    I want to revisit it for sure, but really, really liked it - the glacial pace and lingering scenes that reminded me of Texas Chainsaw a bit, the innovative technical stuff (especially something they did with…