annie_apolis

annie_apolis

Favorite films

  • Beetlejuice
  • Moonrise Kingdom
  • The Parent Trap
  • Mean Girls

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  • Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

    ★★★

  • Brooklyn

    ★★★★

  • Novocaine

    ★★★

  • Anora

    ★★★★½

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  • Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

    Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

    ★★★

    I loved the book and while parts of the movie lived up to the book some fell short. Changing the characters and a lot of the plot didn’t really do it for me. My favorite parts were the visuals, costumes, set decor. The CGI skeletons were mid and the relationships between the characters didn’t always make sense. Like why did Jake and Emma fall in love so quickly? The monsters were scary and I loved when Mrs. Peregrine morphed into a falcon. The book is just better than the movie man.

  • Brooklyn

    Brooklyn

    ★★★★

    Watched this one on a Delta flight and really enjoyed it. The acting was wonderful and I really connected to the story of trying to find your place in the world while being pulled in so many different directions. Love Saoirse Ronan, she’s just a delight on screen every time.

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  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Novocaine

    Novocaine

    ★★★

    Another incredibly gory movie that made me feel ill in the theater. Hard to watch this fool get hurt so brutally so many times in so many ways. Even if he doesn’t feel it - I fucking am watching. Ugh. I liked the humorous moments including Jacob Batalon playing the same character he did in Spiderman. The twist in the middle was unexpected and great. The bad guys were genuinely scary. I liked the main character but I still kinda…

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