Javier

Javier

Favorite films

  • Interstellar
  • The Dark Knight
  • The Revenant
  • Good Will Hunting

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  • What Women Want

    ★★½

  • Good Will Hunting

    ★★★★★

  • Captain America: Brave New World

    ★★½

  • The Departed

    ★★★★½

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  • The Wild Robot

    The Wild Robot

    ★★★★½

    Like Wall-E and the Iron Giant, The Wild Robot is a beautiful story that leaves viewers believing that there really are some robots with more humanity than humans themselves.

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★½

    A relatively unknown, soft-spoken Mikey Madison transforms herself into Anora, a fearless sex worker from New York, who decides to risk it all by rushing into marriage with Russian oligarch heir Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn). The romantic dramedy boasts a collection of stellar acting performances: Madison as an immensely quotable, belligerent diva with a convincing Brooklyn accent; Eydelshteyn as an impulsive brat with intolerable whines and temper tantrums; and Yuriy Borisov as fan-favorite henchman Igor with understated comedic timing and subdued…

  • Emilia Pérez

    Emilia Pérez

    ½

    While the film attempts to tackle important themes, Emilia Perez somehow manages to be a musical with zero heart, cringe-worthy songwriting, and weak songs across the board. The crime thriller is further plagued by an incomprehensible narrative, absurd character decisions, cultural misrepresentation, and an abject failure to develop an ounce of emotional investment from viewers into its characters. It's a remarkable travesty of prestige cinema that Emilia Perez was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and even won 2 of them at the 2025 Oscars.

  • Opus

    Opus

    ★★★

    As A24's sinister rendition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Opus similarly begins with a larger than life celebrity in Alfred Moretti (John Malkovich) who the public hasn't seen in years. Moretti comes out of retirement and invites lucky winners of the "golden tickets" to his private compound for a listening party of his new album and see where all the magic happens. But rather than contestants escorted out of the chocolate factory for eating too much candy, young journalist…