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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★★ Watched 08 Mar 2025

  Mickey of the Valley of the Winds

  Didn't dive too deep into any one ethical dilemna but one of the points is that we aren't ready or advanced enough to have those conversations yet.

  Hoping this is the beginning of a great year for movies

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  Captain America: Brave New World 2025

  ★★½ Watched 23 Feb 2025

  For the most part, typical Marvel content paste. Every meaningful line was undercut by a cheesy joke, 90% of the events didnt really matter because the villain was just leading around the hero, and side characters were clumsily stuffed in whenever possible. And then of course the not so subtle political commentary at the end, because I care so much about the interesting ideas churning out of one of the biggest corporations in media. (It's not that I disagreed with…

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  Joker: Folie à Deux 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 19 Oct 2024

  Despite the popular opinion, I think this is actually a good movie. Could've even been great with a few changes.

  A handful of musical numbers were ham-fisted in and didn't move nor reflect on the plot. Arthur going from the peak of his Joker persona to admitting his guilt was a little rushed and I would've liked to seen a more impactful "come to jesus" moment, other than getting beat up by some guards. The lawyering was also pretty bad,…

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  A Quiet Place: Day One 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 29 Jun 2024

  I have not been the biggest fan of this franchise (it's just been fine to me), but Day One might be the start of an opinion change.

  It has the usual features of excellent audio design and loads of tension, which have, in my opinion, made the first two movies so popular. The difference, the improvement, is in the story and characters. The beginning of an apocalypse has always been more interesting to me than any point after. You get…

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