Benjamin Folgert

Benjamin Folgert

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  • The Batman

    ★★★★

  • The Black Phone

    ★★★★

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

    ★★★

  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    ★★★

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  • The Black Phone

    The Black Phone

    ★★★★

    I was pleasantly surprised by the heart and humor in this engaging horror. Scott Derrickson does an immaculate job of establishing his characters before they face their impeding terror. The main child actors delivered on their roles well and Ethan Hawke plays a believable villain who I would have loved more screen time from. The jump scares were purposeful, the panic is contagious, and the score was chilling. The domestic abuse scenes were a bit overly uncomfortable for my liking,…

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Obi-Wan Kenobi

    ★★★

    When the focus was on Obi-Wan and Vader it was amazing and mostly purposeful. Otherwise this show lacked a lot of character development, the dialogue was poorly written and delivered, and the tension was often struck down by convenient resolutions. Vivian Blair fluctuated on her acting abilities throughout the show and was overused but thought she resembled a young Leia quite well. Reva’s backstory should have been revealed much earlier so we could actually emphasize with her. The set design…

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  • Last Night in Soho

    Last Night in Soho

    ★★★½

    Don’t ✍️ go ✍️ to ✍️ London 👍

  • Squid Game

    Squid Game

    ★★★★

    The first six episodes were phenomenal! Every character put on an amazing performance and the show being based around the study of their behavior and response made it much more fun to see play out. The energy, charisma, and motivation of every player in the game was almost tangible and the twisted psychology of the working classes paired with life-and-death philosophy was beautifully presented. There were a lot of uncomfortable moments for me but I still loved enduring and exploring…

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