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  • Dinner in America
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  • Black Bag

    ★★★★½

  • Novocaine

    ★★★½

  • Moana 2

    ★★★

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    ★★★★★

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  • Past Lives

    Past Lives

    ★★★★★

    Celine Song. You wonderful, talented human being. Thank you for this precious gift of a film you’ve given the world. I don’t care that it’s only halfway through 2023. This WILL be in my top 10 of the year when I eventually get to making that list. It’s been hours since I left the theater and I can’t stop thinking about Past Lives. And my own life, to be honest. I wish I could say this film didn’t cut me…

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★★

    It doesn’t get much better than this. About as epic as epic can get. It was nothing short of a spiritual awakening in IMAX. Say “welcome back” to THE sci-fi masterpiece, everyone.

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  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★★½

    Soderbergh is back to form with this banger, y’all. Black Bag pleasantly surprised me. I really wasn’t expecting much after seeing the trailer for it. It’s such a refreshing spy thriller that certainly subverted my expectations. Clever, intellectual and unique in pretty much all aspects, the films biggest strengths are in the dialogue and story. David Koepp’s script is practically airtight. His ability to keep scenes enthralling and the audience engaged solely through words alone was truly remarkable. I loved…

  • Novocaine

    Novocaine

    ★★★½

    Not half bad. From all the marketing, I pretty much knew what kind of movie Novocaine was going to be. With that being said, I went in with low expectations and had myself a decent time. The premise is a pretty great one and it would surprise me if the main character wasn’t written with Jack Quaid in mind. He’s typecasted hard here, but hey. If it works, it works. Speaking of typecast… poor Jacob Batalon. His character was basically…

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  • Moana 2

    Moana 2

    ★★★

    [Walt Disney Animation Studios Ranked]

    It’s not like last time.

    Yeah, no shit… I was expecting much, much worse but Moana 2 is still painfully mediocre. I consider the first film to be one of the studios best, so I went into this movie with extremely tempered expectations. They should’ve just left this as a show like it was originally planned to be. Was it just me or did this sequel feel like just a rehash of its predecessor? Except it had…

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    ★★★★★

    [Quentin Tarantino Ranked]

    Revenge is never a straight line. It's a forest. And like a forest it's easy to lose your way... to get lost... to forget where you came in.

    Haven’t seen these movies in probably over a decade. With the new 4K releases, I figured it was time to re-up and revisit them again. Rarely has revenge ever looked this good, been this stylish and been this downright fun. In typical Tarantino fashion, he doesn’t give a fuck…