Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Protector 1985

  ★★★ Watched 27 Mar 2025

  Jackie’s second failed attempt to break into Hollywood. I watched the HK version since I’m addicted to mutant films that meld together disparate visions. Jackie wasn’t happy with Glickenhaus’ final product, so he went and reshot some of the fight sequences, added a subplot that includes a new character, and cut some of the raunchier elements (mostly nudity and cursing). Though Jackie also for some reason decided that in the redubbed Cantonese dialogue, Kim Bass’ character should be called “Blackie”…

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  Excalibur 1981

  ★★★★½ Watched 26 Mar 2025

  I was shocked and thrilled by how this feverishly speed runs through Arthurian legend and feels all the more powerful for it. It’s that sheer compression that almost includes everything (I was half expecting The Green Knight and/or Tristan and Isolde to get nods somewhere along the way) that made it so compulsively watchable.

  That and how temporally unmoored it all is as a direct representation of the shifting malleability of Arthur to the times in which the tale is…

Popular reviews

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  The Last Showgirl 2024

  ★½ Watched 06 Sep 2024 20

  So was a quarter of the movie supposed to be out of focus?

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  Deadpool & Wolverine 2024

  ★½ Watched 22 Jul 2024 21

  Calling this a movie is generous. It's really just a bunch of quips wrapped up in IP management (and good luck if you haven't been following this shit for 20 years) and content made for Youtube explainer videos. Mostly, this just served to remind me that Marvel has nothing to offer anymore.

  Full review: screenrex.com/deadpool-and-wolverine/