Derrick McCall

Derrick McCall Pro

Watching movies and writing nonsense.

All reviews are of theatrical release versions unless otherwise stated.

Favorite films

  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Oppenheimer
  • Avatar
  • 28 Days Later

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  • Little Nicky

    ★★

  • Pitch Perfect 2

    ★★★

  • Pitch Perfect

    ★★★★

  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    ★★★★

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  • The DUFF

    The DUFF

    ★★

    YOU EITHER KNOW ONE, YOU HAVE ONE, OR YOU ARE ONE.

    LISTEN... I may be the only one to launch this controversy, but...

    Either the screenwriter(s), author of the book and/or both have listened to and/or are massive fans of SModcast, because there's absolutely ZERO PERCENT you have Bianca go to a spot called "Think Rock" to have her be with her emotions and feelings WITHOUT knowing the absolute legend of Emo-Kev at Ponder Rock.

    Ain't no fucking way. I…

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★★★★

    "They won't fear it until they understand it. And they won't understand it until they've used it. Theory will take you only so far."

    Only Nolan could get $100M to make a 3-hour biopic, filmed on IMAX cameras and have it released directly in the middle of the summer blockbuster schedule. An absolute mad lad.

    Might be Nolan's best movie and I'm not saying that lightly. Seems like the movie that Nolan has been waiting to make his entire career.…

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  • Little Nicky

    Little Nicky

    ★★

    IF YOUR FATHER WAS THE DEVIL AND YOUR MOTHER WAS AN ANGEL, YOU'D BE MESSED UP TOO.

    Some funny parts. Very 2000s. Not very good. Very 2000s.

    Format: Amazon Prime Video

  • Pitch Perfect 2

    Pitch Perfect 2

    ★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  • Red Rooms

    Red Rooms

    ★★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Midsommar

    Midsommar

    ★★★★★

    "That feels wrong, I don't like that!"

    Having seen this a single time on opening night in 2019, I'm shocked I remembered as much about this as I did. Adding in the fact that it was the nearly three-hour Director's Cut, it felt both like a completely new experience and an incredibly familiar movie with nearly no previous real attachment.

    What I know for certain is I loved this far more than I originally did and I cannot wait to…