Rakeem J.

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Favorite films

  • The Prestige
  • Moonlight
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once

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  • The Woman in the Yard

    ★★★★

  • Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

    ★★★

  • Nosferatu

    ★★★★

  • Captain America: Brave New World

    ★★★

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  • The Godfather

    The Godfather

    ★★★★★

    The best of the two films. Perfection from start to climactic finish.

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    ★★★★★

    Convo with my friend post-watch:
    Me: "I forgot. I gave 'Into the Spiderverse' 5 stars. What I'ma do if 'Across' topped it?"
    Him: "Six stars"
    Me: "I can't go more than 5. I'll start the review with "IT DESERVES SIX STARS ON A FIVE STAR SCALE".

    I caught "Across" during the first showing this afternoon and even now at midnight, I'm still stunned. In shock. Emotional.

    I was late seeing "Into". I didn't watch much animated media as I grew…

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  • The Woman in the Yard

    The Woman in the Yard

    ★★★★

    "Today's the day..."

    Danielle Deadwyler is rapidly becoming one of my favorite and must-watch actresses in Hollywood. I love a good psychological thriller/horror as much as the next one, but The Woman in the Yard really made me take a pause by the time the credits rolled.

    Just enough of the typical jump scares, but Deadwyler and director Jaume Collet-Serra conjure up a film that humans, both single and parents alike, will be able to relate to: a feeling of being trapped and hopelessness and how far you'll go to free yourself.

  • Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

    Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

    ★★★

    Solid sequel. Feels like the initial installment went bigger and badder where Pantera should have trumped it. Sign me up for a few more instances of O'Shea Jackson and Gerard Butler's cat and mouse games.

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  • The Happening

    The Happening

    ½

    I was warned against watching this film.

    I was still unprepared for how awful it was.

  • Antebellum

    Antebellum

    ½

    For the love of God, save yourself time and skip this trainwreck.