Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Alien³ 1992

  ★★½ Added

  "I'll never be top of the line again. I'd rather be nothing."

  An unexpected bleak departure from the previous film in the Alien franchise, David Fincher's Alien (cubed) takes a lot of risks, almost wholly avoiding any semblance of Cameron's grandiose blockbuster that preceded it. Aside from the film's dark atmosphere, exquisite set design, a few gory death scenes, and solid acting performances, this feels disjointed and underdeveloped. Especially in comparison to the previous two masterpieces, Alien3 delves into "direct-to-video"…

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  Magnum Force 1973

  ★★★★½ Added

  Nothing wrong with shooting as long as the right people get shot"

  "Dirty" Harry Callahan returns in this sequel to "Dirty Harry," taking on the only cops in sunny San Francisco dirtier than himself. Underrated director Ted Post brings a slightly pulpier approach to Magnum Force than the first entry. Still, the nonstop action and 70s Californian sleaziness combine to create an enjoyable continuation of the antihero character embodied by Clint Eastwood.

  I appreciated how the film crafts villains that…

Popular reviews

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  Halloween 1978

  ★★★★★ Added 5

  Halloween is a movie I attribute to my interest in horror films, plain and simple. John Carpenter is among the worlds finest visionary filmmakers and nobody could touch his sense of terror and suspense in his prime (and very few ever could come close).

  There are so many parts of this movie that come together to form the quintessential slasher film. You could talk about the excellent cinematography throughout that puts you "behind the mask" of our masked killer. You…

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  Jaws 1975

  ★★★★★ Added

  If I wanted to, I could gush over Jaws for hours. The first ever horror film I remember watching as a kid and a film that holds a hell of a lot of sentimental value with me. My mom used to sing me the shanty that Shaw, Schneider, and Dreyfuss drunkenly sing before the final attack as a lullaby and watching the film always brings back fond memories of being a kid.

  Needless to say, for me, the film is…