Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Spy 2015

  ★★½ Rewatched 25 Feb 2025

  Pros:
  1. Jason Statham (Rick Ford), Melissa McCarthy (Susan Cooper) and Peter Serafinowicz (Aldo) carried the comedy amazingly.
  2. The chemistry that every actor seems to have with each other is incredible. They all bounce off of each other seamlessly.
  3. That one Rick Ford monologue alone is enough for me to bump this movie up a rating.

  Cons:
  1. The fight scenes are exceptionally dull and lethargic.
  2. Susan Cooper is given a plethora of gadgets as a spy…

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  World War Z 2013

  ★★½ Watched 28 Dec 2024

  Pros:
  1. The scope of film is impressive - truly feels global with different locations.
  2. The fast cuts really add to the chaotic and hopeless feel of the movie.
  3. The action scenes are gritty, kinetic and tense.
  4. The zombies look incredibly horrifying and they genuinely feel like an unstoppable force. Often they come across as goofy and easily avoidable in other media.
  5. The cinematography is great in its simplicity as the camera knows when to back…

Popular reviews

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  Water Lilies 2007

  ★½ Watched 12 Jun 2020

  Pros:
  1. The synchronized swimming scenes are well-choreographed and captivating to watch, especially the underwater scene near the beginning.
  2. Adèle Haenel (Floriane) gives a really good performance, but was let down by the script.

  Cons:
  1. The lighting is often really flat, thus making the film visually unappealing.
  2. The score, is at times, generic and is often used for cheap emotional manipulation.
  3. Marie (Pauline Acquart) has nothing to her character aside from her desperate desire to get…

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  Nightcrawler 2014

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 17 Mar 2020 4

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