Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Dizzy Detectives 1943

  ★★★★ Rewatched 26 Mar 2025

  Front part is recycled footage of Moe falling from a table and breaking his ribs, I guess they wanted to get their money's worth.

  Great showcase for Curly, he fights crooks, shoots his own foot and offers up a fantastic line "I don't want to be dead! There's no future in it!"

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  Crimson Tide 1995

  ★★★½ Rewatched 16 Mar 2025

  Gene Hackman and Denzel barking orders at the same time over each other shouldn't work, but does. One of the sweatiest films from the peak sweaty era.

  Also, I'm a big fan of John Buscema's Silver Surfer, highly underrated.

Popular reviews

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  Destroy All Neighbors 2024

  ★★ Watched 21 Feb 2024

  Less scares and more of a throwback gross-out horror/comedy, this admirably low-budget effort features the "comedy" part being very broad, but serving up some fun practical effects and goofing on prog rock. Not quite my tempo, but fans of Troma films might dig this.

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  When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts 2006

  ★★★★★ Watched 21 Mar 2023

  Infuriating, but lively and comprehensive