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  Wonka 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 16 Dec 2023

  What the hell! This film has no right being as good as it is. I went into this watch fully expecting a semi-decent popcorn flick, but god damn did they deliver something special here. Wonka managed to exceed basically every expectation I had for it. Chalamet absolutely kills it in this role, managing to both serve homage to the film's predecessor, while allowing himself space to do something completely his own. The soundtrack is unbelievably good, managing to walk that…

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  Mamma Mia! 2008

  ★★★★ Watched 15 Dec 2023

  Yeah, this is just... fun. I mean, of course it is, it's Mamma Mia for fuck's sake. You gotta hand it to those gay-adjacent Swedes, ABBA knows how to write some banging music. I know there's something to be said about the films pacing, and its touchy cultural representation could have used a bit more thought. This film isn't exactly prestige filmmaking, and I don't think that's in any way a failing of Phyllida Lloyd's direction. It knows what it…

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  Howl's Moving Castle 2004

  ★★★★½ Watched 11 Sep 2023

  As always, Studio Ghibli never fails to deliver. While a bit cramped in some of it's world-building, the overall tone and wonder is nevertheless flawless. Beautiful as ever, the scenery is just dripping with life and begging you to take a screenshot for a new desktop wallpaper. Definitely worth a watch.

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  Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010

  ★★★★ Rewatched 19 Nov 2023

  Man, I'm honestly having a sort of difficult time figuring out what to say about this one. I mean, of course this movie slaps. The entire time it manages to convince me, "No, this is worth watching." At the same time, I literally cannot find anything of substance to talk about when it comes to this film. The plot is pretty standard, the main character's kind of an ass, and the writing is quippy, but nothing to write home about.…

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