ArmchairSiskel

ArmchairSiskel

Favorite films

  • The Godfather
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Almost Famous
  • GoodFellas

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  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

  • The Batman

  • The Substance

    ★★★★

  • Wicked

    ★★½

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  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    The Star Wars movie for dumb fans who think what makes Star Wars great are lightsabers, Darth Vader, Storm Troopers, etc.

    Those things are cool, I will concede that. But they are a far cry from what makes Star Wars cool.

    What made the original movies (NOT PREQUELS/SEQUELS) cool was the character's relationship and the development of it over the course of three movies. We watch them suffer setbacks and overcome obstacles that make them grow closer and you root…

  • The Batman

    The Batman

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

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  • Emilia Pérez

    Emilia Pérez

    ½

    I got about 40 minutes into this movie before I turned it off. One of the worst "movies" (if you can call it that) I've ever seen.

    We're supposed to feel sympathy for a transgender woman who, as a major cartel drug lord, authorized or personally carried out, the death of hundreds of people, simply because she is trans....

    (Dr. Evil voice) Riiiiiiiiiiiiight.....

    Also no reason to make this a musical at all whatsoever.

    Not sure why this is getting so many award nominations.

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★

    Solid movie with a good performance by Mikey Madison.

    Probably could've cut 20 minutes off with some unnecessarily indulgent scenes that don't really add much.

    Definitely gets the precarious nature of being a stripper/sex worker right, along with how transactional it turns your entire life into.

    But that could've also been succinctly accomplished in 90-100 minutes vs 130.

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