cole derstein

cole derstein

Amateur movie reviewer

Favorite films

  • The Iron Claw
  • Dune: Part Two
  • La La Land
  • GoodFellas

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  • The Hangover

    ★★★★

  • The Dark Knight

    ★★★★½

  • Batman Begins

    ★★★★

  • The Other Guys

    ★★★½

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  • The Hangover

    The Hangover

    ★★★★

    I want a Vegas boys trip more than ever after watching this film. Not a single bad cast and they are all hilarious in their own way. The end credit pictures is my favorite part.

  • The Dark Knight

    The Dark Knight

    ★★★★½

    I now understand why this film is accredited with being one of the greatest movies ever made. I thoroughly enjoyed Heath Ledger’s Joker and quality of screenplay. It felt like every scene had action in it and was crafted meaningfully. My only critiques is that Christian Bale acting performance was far better in Batman Begins and the continuity between the two films was lacking. Overall though it’s a top tier film.

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  • The Holdovers

    The Holdovers

    ★★★★★

    Watching this movie while drinking a few Miller High Life’s put me right into the holiday spirit. The soundtrack, screenplay, acting, production was all impeccable. Honestly don’t have one bad thing to say about this film, it’s amazing.

  • La La Land

    La La Land

    ★★★★½

    If I could, I would change my rating to 4 3/4 stars after watching it a second time (still not a 5 though, sorry @jhelman12). I am still amazed at the quality of everything and Ryan Goslings ability to act, dance, and play the piano all for one film. Still bothered by John Legends casting. I actually really like him and his music but he’s just playing himself in the film and there’s no differentiation between the two.

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