chrismella16

chrismella16

Favorite films

  • The Shining
  • Prisoners
  • Anthropoid
  • Sicario

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  • Glass Onion

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  • Elf

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  • Joker: Folie à Deux

    Joker: Folie à Deux

    ★★½

    Underwhelming and focused too much on the events of the first movie.

  • Civil War

    Civil War

    ★★★

    Tracer rounds aimlessly shooting into the sky. A sniper team on the same roof as a mortar squad. California and Texas with a squadron of F-22s…

    Beyond the ridiculousness of the premise, the last 45 minutes was satisfyingly action-packed. Enjoyable if viewed from a non-serious perspective.

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  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★★★★

    A stunning masterpiece from start to finish. RDJ, Damon, and Blunt each deliver a categorically superb performance, seconded only to Murphy’s total and complete excellence as the lead role.

    Underscored by a musical composition nothing short of brilliant, the film easily enters the conversation as Nolan’s best work yet. Historically accurate yet bone-chillingly raw and original, Oppenheimer is an experience that leaves viewers with a sense of mesmerizing fear of man’s most destructive creation.

    Nolan’s ability to masterfully demonstrate the…

  • Killers of the Flower Moon

    Killers of the Flower Moon

    ★★★★★

    Despite initial impressions of it being a regular drama, Killers of the Flower Moon is, in fact, a tragedy film. As a permanent student of U.S. history, it was difficult having to learn about such a dark moment of our past through this medium. I was saddened even more by Scorsese’s ability to expose the depths people can and will go in the name of greed. Between De Niro’s, DiCaprio’s, and most especially Gladstone’s stellar performance throughout, it does not…

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