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cacoop

Favorite films

  • Lady Bird
  • Step Up 2: The Streets
  • Anatomy of a Fall
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★

  • SLC Punk

    ★½

  • Palo Alto

    ★★½

  • The Brutalist

    ★★★½

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★

    A very entertaining watch but lowk cringe at times (eg. the translator, lines from scientist Dorothy, Nasha yelling that one time) and longer than it needed to be. The last act fell off for me. Sometimes I thought the characters' behavior was confusing, beyond the movie's surrealism and satire. I'm so here for rebuking MAGA, but I think the political commentary would have resonated more if it were less overt. Also, I need to say that I love Robert Pattinson, and he was great in this.

  • SLC Punk

    SLC Punk

    ★½

    As someone from SLC who likes punk, I hoped I would like this more than I did. Vibes alone aren't enough to make a movie, and there's only so long I can stand watching a bunch of punks call everyone a poser. Matt Lillard did what he could. There's a few funny nuggets, but overall, the movie drags and lacks narrative substance. Shoutout West High, though!

    Note: reviewing this really late

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  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    ★★★½

    I was very impressed by Adrien Brody’s performance in this. The movie definitely didn’t feel as long as it was, and I think the intermission helped with that. While the scope of the subject matter of this movie pairs nicely with the movie’s form, considering the length, I feel like some relationships and plot points should have been developed a bit more. But at the very least the run time of this movie made the cost per minute of the…

  • It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

    ★★★★★

    This rewatch was so special. The most I’ve ever enjoyed this movie even though I’ve seen it so many times. So so so resonant

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