Devin Gonzalez

Devin Gonzalez

Favorite films

  • 12 Angry Men
  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • After Hours
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox

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  • Godzilla vs. Megalon

    ★★★★

  • Wonka

    ★★★½

  • Warrior

    ★★★★½

  • Minions: The Rise of Gru

    ★★

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  • Godzilla vs. Megalon

    Godzilla vs. Megalon

    ★★★★

    2 more stars for 2 drop kicks

  • Wonka

    Wonka

    ★★★½

    I think rewatching this definitely bumps this up half a star. It’s impossible to not see how charming and adorable this is even if everything doesn’t quite land. This draws comparisons to Paddington however it doesn’t shy away from standing on its own two feet. Not all songs are winners but the ones that do (For a moment and A World of Your Own), really capture the wonderful world of Wonka. Would happily rewatch this again! (Also my gf said that this movie would be 10x better if Abigail the giraffe sang and I would have to agree with her on that).

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  • 48 Hrs.

    48 Hrs.

    ★★★★

    This was way more fun than I expected it to be. And my god Eddie Murphy is a really good actor who knows how to balance comedy and dramatic sequences exceptionally well. THIS was his breakout performance and the career he ended up having after this film is well deserved. So much so that in the sequel “Another 48 Hours,” he was actually billed higher than Nolte. What a world we live in. Director Walter Hill is often credited for…

  • Paddington

    Paddington

    ★★★★½

    One of the biggest stereotypes in movies with talking animals is that whenever a human discovers them, they freak out and automatically assume they will be eaten at that very moment. It’s pretty astonishing how little people in London cared that talking bears exist in this universe and was a very welcomed aspect indeed. We didn’t have to waste time with the Brown family figuring out how something like this came to be, they just accept it and we are…

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