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  • American Fiction

    ★★

  • Dune: Part Two

    ★½

  • Civil War

    ★★★★★

  • The Fall Guy

    ★★★½

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  • American Fiction

    American Fiction

    ★★

    This felt like 2 different movies mashed together with one I kinda liked and the other I didn't like at all. I love Jeffrey Wright and was intrigued by the premise - and the premise (a notable black author decides to write 'trash' as a joke, but it's then taken seriously) is interesting and is the part of the movie I kind of liked. This was about 25% of the movie and was funny and interesting. I wish that the…

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★½

    Well I'm not going to make many friends with this post...but Dune part 1 and part 2 are just not for me. I've never seen the 80s version and I've never read the book. I am generally not a fan of space movies for some odd reason, and this one is just too confusing for me. It's super odd because I play complicated board games and I design complicated board games and my brain is fine with those - but…

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  • Civil War

    Civil War

    ★★★★★

    Wow. This is the most harrowing and affecting movie I've ever seen. It's definitely not for everyone - but it's amazing in every way and I loved it. Kirsten Dunst gives a great performance as a photographer who is trying to document in photos what's happening to the USA ever since an actual civil war broke out some time ago. The film does a great job at never taking sides or being anti-a specific political spectrum. It's absolutely traumatizing and…

  • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

    ★★★★

    First - I never watched any of the old Apes movies. Second - I thought the Tim Burton one was a goofy guilty pleasure. Third - I love all 3 of the most recent series of Apes movies. They were all excellent, with the second one being the absolute best.
    This new one, which takes place generations after that recent trilogy, is also excellent! It's a thrilling and curious tale of a new world dominated by apes but it's all…

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