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  Longlegs 2024

  ★★½ Watched 08 Mar 2025

  Couldn’t help but think of Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, and maybe a little bit of Sinister. The problem is those other 3 movies are better than this one. Save your time and choose one of the other 3.

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  A Real Pain 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 22 Feb 2025

  Man crush alert on Kieran Culkin. Can he go for the Tony win next?

Popular reviews

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  Jaws 1975

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 02 Jul 2023

  The original blockbuster and almost perfect in every way. To me, this is the true original Jurassic Park, where the predator is expertly teased all through the first half of the film and then finally revealed in the 2nd half. Spielberg uses that same formula again in Jurassic Park, which is also executed perfectly.

  The last 15 minutes is full of gripping and tense moments, from the boat stalling and the underwater cage sequence, to the boat sinking and the…

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  Gladiator II 2024

  ★★★ Watched 25 Nov 2024

  I can’t remember the last time I was this conflicted with a film (if ever). On one hand, I felt like this movie was completely unnecessary. Especially since the original came out 24 years ago, none of us were asking for a sequel. On the other hand, it was relentlessly entertaining and quite honestly, probably better than I expected when they first announced it. 

  There are many positives. The set designs, costumes, cinematography and action sequences were all a slam…