Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Crank 2006

  ★★★½ Watched 28 Mar 2025

  "You haven't been tight since your brother fucked you in third grade."

  A patently ridiculous premise, a dizzying pace, painfully outdated dialog, and some of the silliest set pieces ever made. I had a lot of fun!

  MVP: Jason Statham

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  The Last Dragon 1985

  ★★★½ Watched 27 Mar 2025

  "Why don't anybody who wants me to sit down and shut up come down here and make me?"

  This is a pretty impressive mix of style and silliness. It's fun from start to finish and the music is awesome.

  MVP: Julius Carry

Popular reviews

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  The Bird People in China 1998

  ★★★★ Watched 17 Dec 2023

  "Since my birth, I've slept more than 10,000 times. But I've never dreamt of being able to fly like a bird"

  This is such a surreal and ultimately very sweet film that I kind of can't believe isn't more widely/easily available to watch. This is a much softer experience than I've come to expect from Miike and I enjoyed most everything about it. The real highlight for me was Renji Ishibashi's performance. The character of Ujiee seamlessly transitions from annoying…

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  Mallrats 1995

  ★★½ Rewatched 20 Sep 2022 3

  "Do it, Doug!"

  London and Forlani really hurt this film a lot. Neither are very good actors but more importantly, they do not fit into Smith's world at all. This is also the worst script of the Askewniverse films but a charming supporting cast and the titular setting make up for a lot of the shortcomings.

  MVP: Kevin Smith