Jake Belzer

Jake Belzer

I’m a hater

Favorite films

  • Whiplash
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • About Time
  • Moneyball

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  • The Killer

    ★★★½

  • Barbie

    ★★★

  • American Fiction

    ★★★

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    ★★★★

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  • The Killer

    The Killer

    ★★★½

    ( Feature #2 of my plane ride double header & I gotta tell ya, going from Barbie to this movie was a bit of a shock to the system. )

    “How’s not giving a fuck going”

    This is quintessential Fincher for my money’s worth. He takes what is essentially a plot that could not be more straight forward bends it, shapes it, shakes it up and on the other side what you end up with is a tension filled thriller that…

  • Barbie

    Barbie

    ★★★

    ( I downloaded 3 movies for a flight and this was the first one I watched, which felt long overdue. )

    So this movie was ultimately, in a word, fun. It was fun to see how they (Gretta Gerwig & company) were going to take this concept and turn it into a feature fill that didn’t feel stretched or needlessly invented. They did that and then some. 

    What I absolutely loved about this movie was, for lack of a better word,…

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  • American Fiction

    American Fiction

    ★★★

    “Potential is what you see when what’s infront of you isn’t good enough”

    This Family-centered comedic drama accomplishes a lot in its 1hour57minute run time without ever feeling like it needs to spoon feed its audience. It follows Monk, a failing author as he tries to make more out of his career as a writer while navigating the complexities of familial relationships. 

    What I love about this movie is that while yes it centers itself around issues of race perception…

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