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  Alien from L.A. 1988

  ★★★ Watched 30 Jan 2020

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

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  Knives Out 2019

  ★★★½ Watched 16 Jan 2020

  What a great atmosphere. I really felt like I was watching a murder mystery. Except that that's not what it was. Except it was. Did I assume that that would happen once we veered away from the presence of a mystery? Sure, but it didn't make it any less satisfying when it came to its' conclusion. I don't think Knives Out ever quite reaches the level of sophisticated swagger of "The Thin Man", the intensity of Johnson's "Brick", the wildly…

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  Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2014

  ★★★★ Rewatched 20 Apr 2019

  One of the best MCU films to date. Distancing themselves from a heavily computer generated film like some of the more recent entries in the franchise, the Russo brothers create a wonderful story with real world ties on par with those in The Dark Knight that feels just as real to watch. The addition of Scarlet Johansson was a fantastic choice, and her chemistry with Evans is undeniable. The film moves at a great pace, and the coreagraphy here may just be the best in the franchise. Standout performances come from Johansson, Evans, and the somewhat sparsely used, but always wonderful Robert Redford.

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  The Avengers 2012

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 20 Apr 2019

  One of my favorite movies of all time. It's likely that no theater experience will ever capture the pure joy of seeing these characters that I loved throughout my childhood coming together on screen. Even though I knew it was going to happen, it still didn't feel real until I saw it. This film is probably not as good as it is in my mind and memory, but every rewatch takes me back to that first theater experience and I…

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