Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Independence Day: Resurgence 2016

  ★ Watched 08 Apr 2017

  Dumb. Almost hilariously dumb but not quite self aware enough. Good ol' Roland was mostly just bored by cashing in, it seems.

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  Ghost in the Shell 2017

  ★★ Watched 02 Apr 2017

  Pretty. Pretty to look at and pretty boring.

Popular reviews

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  Pinocchio 1940

  ★★★★ Rewatched 09 Nov 2014 3

  Can we please talk about how this is basically all Jiminy Cricket’s fault? I mean, good call on that Blue Fairy for giving the role of Pinocchio’s conscience to the first thing available, without any background checks, without any inquiries about Jiminy’s experience and motivation. But, once bestowed with the task of guiding naïve freshling Pinocchio, Jiminy is completely useless. He’s much more concerned with being a perv, hitting on everything remotely female including some of Gepetto’s music box figurines.…

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  Mad Max: Fury Road 2015

  ★★★★★ Watched 14 May 2015

  Oh boy, what a lovely day! I try not to be one of those people who sneeze at anything "blockbuster," anything "tentpole," anything heavy on special effects. I enjoy quite a few of these films, even though I always feel they could've easily been better.

  And in comes George Miller like a summer-movie wrecking ball, reminding each and everyone who witnesses the wonder that is "Fury Road" how embarrassingly quick we used to give ordinary summer movies a pass. An…