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Recent reviews

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  The Creator 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 29 Feb 2024

  I'm starting to think Gareth Edwards is an acquired taste. All of the complaints about this being a Star Wars rip-off are somewhat valid I guess, but I feel like he took all the best parts of that franchise and cranked them up to eleven.

  It's a fully realized story set in a fully realized world. Which is more than I can say for most of the blockbuster films that have been released in the past ten years.

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  The Whale 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 10 Sep 2023

  I guess I'm gonna join the crowd and say that Brendan deserved that Oscar, but I'm not sure how often I'll be rewatching this one. The complaints about this being too grotesque and miserable are lazy though. It's challenging and dark and it's not pleasant to look at. Isn't that true of any messy life?

Popular reviews

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  Logan 2017

  ★★★★★ Added

  "Don't be what they made you."

  Logan is a film that struck me in such a profound way. It is the best Comicbook movie to date. Mangold went against the grain with so many choices that defy what has become of the genre. The choice to go for a "R" rating, while controversial, was the best way to gain more freedom with the story. The score was written with the intent of not following along with other tentpole compositions. The…

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  Frailty 2001

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 15 Jan 2019

  When it comes to Horror films standards and expectations are often changed. Some Horror films make me laugh, while others send shivers down my spine. This is one of the rare ones. One that is about more than the scares or twists. This is one of the most thematically rich horror films I've seen.

  The twist is obvious. Especially if you watch many movies. At all. However, I would argue it's not about the twist. It's about the characters and…