Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  Forrest Gump 1994

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 31 Dec 2024

  I saw someone post this comment on YouTube in regards to Forrest's "toxic" relationship with Jenny:

  "Forrest Gump's biggest disability was his lack of self-respect."
  -@edwardgaines6561

  I had to post my response:

  {Incorrect. Edit: 'HIS LACK OF SELF-CENTEREDNESS IS ULTIMATE RESPECT AND ALSO FORREST'S SUPERPOWER.' Once Forrest learned to stop running away from his own problems (which Jenny instilled in him at an early age, because this is Jenny's philosophy!), he found peace in his life. Similar argument about peoples'…

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  Godzilla Minus One 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 04 Dec 2023

  I guess you could call me a G-fan. And if you too are a G-fan, then you too must watch this movie.

  Of the 38 Godzilla films out there (Japanese + US), I've seen 36, but I own them all and have for a while now. Most G-fans know Shin Godzilla (2016) was a high point for the TOHO Godzilla films. We really wanted to see a sequel come off of that reboot for the franchise. Well TOHO had other…

Recent reviews

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  Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950

  ★★½ Watched 18 Mar 2025

  Mostly by the numbers/boiler plate. What a weird cop/detective. Lethal Weapon did it better.

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  The Devil to Pay! 1930

  ★★★ Watched 18 Mar 2025

  I'm being generous at 3 stars. Charismatic bad boy with a heart of gold.

Popular reviews

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  Beverly Hills Cop III 1994

  ★½ Watched 31 Mar 2023

  Well that was terrible.

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  The Firm 1993

  ★★★½ Watched 07 Mar 2025

  Read the novel approximately 20 years ago. Even though I remember very little, this is not the way I envisioned the story in my head. It's something about the vibe of the film and probably the score that throws things off for me. I remember the book being super intense, constantly suspenseful, and such a page-turner like the original Da Vinci Code novel.

  I had been wanting to see this since I read the novel. It used to be in…