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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★ Watched 15 Mar 2025

  Arguably the MOST Bong Joon Ho of Bong Joon Ho films, Mickey 17 is earnest in its silliness and genuine in its anti-capitalist sentiment in a way I will always appreciate, and it fits very well into his existing filmography. The thematic and philosophical questions it raises are intriguing but my primary critique of this film is the same as my issues with Okja: Joon Ho stops a half step short of really digging into industrialized violence and exploitation in…

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  Novocaine 2025

  ★★★ Watched 14 Mar 2025

  Every time I convince myself I have genre fatigue with these beat-em-up John Wick style affairs I watch one that reminds me of why I like them so damn much.

  Did most of the budget go towards sfx and Jack Quaid's overwhelming charisma? Yeah. Was the writing pretty cringeworthy at times? Yeah. I still found myself throwing my hands over my face during some of those action sequences because of just how gnarly the violence was (which is essentially the…

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  Longlegs 2024

  ★★ Watched 12 Jul 2024

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

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  The Mitchells vs. the Machines 2021

  ½ Watched 09 Sep 2023 4

  I've deleted and rewritten this review multiple times in a desperate attempt to describe my vitriolic distate for this film. Admittedly, I understand why people would like this movie. I know people that like this movie. Unfortunately I am not a particularly tolerant man when it comes to cinema, and I genuinely believe that if you like this movie and find it funny you may have been dropped on your head at a young age or need to go outside…