Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Captain America: Brave New World 2025

  ★★ Watched 15 Feb 2025

  “Brave New World” suffers a lousy script that doesn’t play to Anthony Mackie or Giancarlo Esposito’s strengths, which is tragic because Mackie is a fantastic Captain America. 

  The pacing of the movie was dreadfully slow, and the story is only further impacted by a head scratching performance by Tim Blake Nelson as Samuel Sterns. Sterns’ motivations are never clearly identified, leaving you wondering what the hell just happened. 

  Harrison Ford was OK.

  The after-credits scene isn’t worth seeing. We know we’re headed for “Secret Wars” already. Feel free to go pee as soon as this movie ends.

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  Saturday Night 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 14 Feb 2025 1

  Saturday Night defied my expectations in this biopic about SNL’s very first episode.

  The film captures the essence of what was a groundbreaking experiment in late night television, and the shaky journey before going live.

  Saturday delivers a careful balance of humor, drama and even criticism aimed at SNL’s early days, shifting from one scene to the next with the chaotic cadence of the sketch show. 

  Gabriel LaBelle gives a phenomenal performance portraying beleaguered producer Lorne Michaels, who battles network…

Popular reviews

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  BRATS 2024

  ★★★ Watched 15 Jun 2024

  After a childhood rife with social anxiety, I remember talking to a high school crush as an adult. I was 24, and had just been laid off from my first newspaper job. I took the first job I could find, managing a KB Toys store in Houston. I was struggling in a terrible relationship that had persisted past its expiration date, and was dealing with depression the day this guy walked into my store. By my calculus, I should have…

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  The Exorcist: Believer 2023

  ★★★★ Rewatched 08 Oct 2023

  Not as scary as the original, but an engaging story with a pacing that is reminiscent of 80s horror. Loved it. Leslie Odom, Jr. was fantastic!