Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Siege of Jadotville 2016

  ★★★½ Watched 23 Mar 2025

  Crazy how many movies are actually just about politicians fucking over people and then lying about it.

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  The Rock 1996

  ★★★½ Watched 22 Mar 2025

  This is classic Michael Bay. It’s a good promise that is simultaneously elevated and held back by the weird character moments and out of place one liners. But to be clear, some of the best one liners in the Bay filmography are here. There’s one moment where Sean Connery talk about winners and losers that is so unexpected I think it must be iconic. 

  It’s best moments are when Nic Cage’s character is just a normal scientist who has been…

Popular reviews

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  Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003

  ★★★★½ Watched 08 Jul 2023

  With the exception of a few moments, I think this is as close to perfect as an adventure movie can get. 

  From the moment Jack Sparrow steps off his sinking ship onto the docks the movie is nothing but a good time. The writing, the humor and the music just hit. And it was incredibly weird to see Johnny Depp act as Jack and not just do a caricature of him. 

  This is a perfect stand alone adventure, but it’s so good that it makes sense why it spawned a franchise. It was great seeing in theaters for the Disney 100 rerelease.

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  Joker: Folie à Deux 2024

  ★★½ Watched 05 Oct 2024

  I think the good job deconstructing Arthur and a lot of this seemed like a response to the “Da Joker is so cool” reception from the first one. 

  And the broad themes they go for worked for me but overall I walked out without any strong feelings. 

  AMC was also showing Furious 7 as a $5 dollar Fan Fave but unfortunately I was seeing Joker 2 with a group and was unable to go see Furious 7 instead.