JakeMac13

JakeMac13

Favorite films

  • Barry Lyndon
  • Cool Hand Luke
  • The Crow
  • The Batman

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

  • Halloween II

    ★★★★½

  • Halloween

    ★★★★

  • 31

    ★★★★

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    Like most of Bong Joon-Ho’s films, Mickey 17 is full of sociopolitical commentary but it never gets boring and no matter what he always keeps it fresh, it’s beautiful, again as you can expect from a Bong film. The set pieces are amazing. One of my favourite themes is the focus of the emotional and mental trauma the Everyman goes through to live, whilst the higher ups use them as vessels to complete what they want. With Mickey being the…

  • Halloween II

    Halloween II

    ★★★★½

    I really loved this, zombies typical style is refined into a thing of absolute beauty. This film focuses on the lingering effects that violence has on people, reflecting on the wounds left behind from the first film and I really did love that. When does a horror sequel have heavy themes of trauma? Normally a character comes back stronger in the sequel! But not here, It’s so ambitious to go this route and I think it’s aged amazingly, not just…

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  • Gladiator II

    Gladiator II

    ★★★

    All too familiar, but still a fun time, the battles outside and inside the arena are grand in scale and were very fun to watch on the big screen. Some of the cgi animals don’t look the best but still entertain, one of my biggest nitpicks is the story focusing on the past so much with silly flashbacks which are the worst part of the film, let Paul flourish and grow into his own character! Mescal is a stoic lead…

  • Longlegs

    Longlegs

    ★★★★½

    Long legs had me on edge from beginning to end,
    A amazing thriller that had me feeling nervous throughout its whole runtime.

    Nicolas cage is amazing even when he isn’t on screen his presence is felt, he’s ‘typical’ Nicolas cage ( not a diss he’s one of my favourite actors) but in this case I think the expressionism works brilliantly in his characters favour adding a layer of depth to long legs, his characters dialogue throughout the film feels like…

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