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  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000

  ★★★★ Rewatched 16 Mar 2025

  If you're scared of invisible wires, stay away. However, if you're a sucker for banger action, you've probably already seen this film. There's so much sincerity in the subtle movements of this film—the teacup catch, the scene with Yeoh and Yun-fat's characters in the forest, quietly and simply discussing their feelings with clarity, the entire build to Dark Cloud and Jen Yu's romance. None of them require bombastic settings, feverish performances, or overwhelming scores. Simple elements make for a simple…

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  Love & Pop 1998

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 22 Mar 2025

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

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  Black Widow 2021

  ★½ Watched 11 Jul 2021

  Really, authenticity awful. It’s been two years since I’ve watched a Marvel film, and coming back made me remember how formulaic they are. Not that that’s a particularly hot take, but this one was very offensive in that regard.
  I authentically believe there is very little difference between F9 and this product other than cultural context and emotional demands. All Marvel films have overbearing music that instruct the viewer to feel a certain way, but then subvert it with a…

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  Artemis Fowl 2020

  ½ Watched 21 Jun 2020 1

  The central issue with Artemis Fowl is that nothing connects. The characters, the dialogue, the performances, even the plot threads don’t connect. Everything about this film makes me want to bang my head against a wall. It’s like a TV movie in every way except for its CGI, and even then some shots weren’t even fully rendered, so the film drops to 12 FPS or lower. This also happens halfway into CGI heavy sequences, which then return to their normal speed…