Jody Collins

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Favorite films

  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • Unforgiven
  • 12 Angry Men
  • When Harry Met Sally...

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  • Captain America: Brave New World

    ★★★

  • The Illusionist

    ★★★★★

  • Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    ★★★★

  • Score: A Film Music Documentary

    ★★★★

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  • Captain America: Brave New World

    Captain America: Brave New World

    ★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

    ★★★★★

    Haven’t watched this in years. Saw this and The Prestige both in the theater. Have always leaned more toward this than TP. Still holds true. This is such a well shot, acted, and thought out film.

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  • Ernest Goes to Camp

    Ernest Goes to Camp

    ★★½

    This one was hard to rate. It’s not good. There is a little sentimentally behind the rating. It blows my mind that they actually spent some money on this. It’s like the Police Academy films. The first one actually has production value, then the following films become direct-to-video fare.

    Also, Jim Varney is actually a helluva actor that never really got an opportunity for his full potential. That and every time I’ve heard people talk about him, they said he could have been a better guy.

  • Hoosiers

    Hoosiers

    ★★★★½

    Lord knows what watch this is. Gotta be into three digits at this point. 

    Hackman was always great, even if the film was shit. Unforgiven is in my top five, but Hoosiers may be the film with the most impact for me. Watching this in 2025, one thing that has always made it near and dear was something I couldn’t put my finger on, and I figured it out. It’s a great example of non-toxic-masculinity. Hackman humbling himself, Hopper and…

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