Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Sing Sing 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 Dec 2024

  Pros:
  - Outstanding performances across the board
  - Great direction/cinematography
  - Good pacing
  - Landed its emotional punches effectively
  - Avoided nearly all the tropes I would expect to get from a prison setting
  - Loved the message/themes/commentary, everything it had to say

  Cons:

  Summary: I was enthralled by this movie from the start. I can't really explain it, but it is really great.

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  The Merry Gentlemen 2024

  ★★½ Watched 22 Nov 2024

  Pros:
  - Good pacing. It flew by.
  - Chad Michael Murray is good
  - Leans in to tropes and cliches without giving a frig

  Cons:
  - Weird concept for a movie when you think about it
  - A sizable chunk of the cast had questionable acting ability
  - Needed some more tension to make it more interesting

  Summary: It's fine for what it is. I have not a lot to say here.

Popular reviews

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  At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal 2019

  ★★★★ Watched 09 May 2019

  Pros:
  - Incredibly powerful story
  - Might prompt viewers to do something about predators they know in their life

  Cons:
  - Super hard subject matter to watch to the point of being almost too much to stomach

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  Triangle 2009

  ★★★★ Watched 06 Oct 2024

  Pros:
  - Short runtime with great pacing 
  - Love a good mindbender
  - Everybody played their role effectively
  - Melissa George was great

  Cons:
  - Cannot really say without spoiling things, but I wanted a little more of the attempts

  Summary: I absolutely love these types of movies. To avoid spoilers, I’ll just say I think this does the gimmick effectively.