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  Lava 2014

  ★★ Watched 23 Jun 2015

  Both of those stars are for beautiful animation. The whole thing could have been told in 2 sentences.

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  Inside Out 2015

  ★★★½ Watched 23 Jun 2015

  In "Inside Out," Pixar's mastery of animation and innovation is clear and strong, and the concept is exciting-- we've had bugs, toys, and fish with feelings, and now feelings with feelings! Hooray!

  However, I left wanting a lot more out of the movie, the biggest reason being that to me, Joy's journey throughout the movie did not correlate clearly to Riley's journey. All movies need some action, but instead of drawing from the action Riley was experiencing, Joy's adventure through…

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  Interstellar 2014

  ★★★½ Watched 09 Nov 2014

  Interstellar was a moving film, don't get me wrong. Visually it was stunning, it was very suspenseful, and the cast was strong (Matthew McConaughey moved me to tears). However, the "love is the fifth dimension" shit threw me right out of the wonder I felt up to that point. Also, Anne Hathaway's character was pathetic.

  Was it good? Definitely. Is it, as one of my peers put it, "the film we'll show our children when they go to film school"? Definitely not. Also, my kids won't go to film school because I'll raise them better than that.

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  Blazing Saddles 1974

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 15 Apr 2015

  One of the best satires in existence, if not the best. Mel Brooks is unparalleled in his ability to hammer social issues while drawing a huge laugh, a skill that many struggle to attain. This film is zany and outlandish but it all just works somehow and I attribute that all to the beautiful genius that is Mel.

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