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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★½ Watched 13 Mar 2025

  A great opening act turns into a giant mess of a film. Lots to love. Lots that didn't work. But it has its heart in the right place, some obvious but relevent social commentary, and really great performances by Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson, and Robert Pattinson.

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  The Great Gatsby 2013

  ★★★½ Rewatched 10 Mar 2025

  I am not a huge fan of the HD green-screened look, but at least it is visually interesting. There is always something cool happening on screen, weather it's dancing, or music, or fireworks, beautiful faces, or strange stylized ashy hellscapes.

  More importantly, this understands the book for the most part. Watching it helps give context to the depths of the text. So yeah, corny at times, over-the-top at times, but another vision for Baz. Gotta love the man.

Popular reviews

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  Hundreds of Beavers 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 02 Oct 2022

  The amount of imagination and craft that went into this is unbeleivable. It's the story of a would-be fur trapper trying to make it in the wilds, but told through the lens of Buster Keaton, Looney Tunes, and Guy Maddin.

  It's a winning combo when you have some incredible talent on set and in the editing room.

  The structure works really well, too. It's like The Martian. Just a guy overcoming problems that come up. Trying to get to his…

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  Alien: Romulus 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 15 Aug 2024 1

  It's good to be back inside a wet spaceship again.

  This has some questionable plot points, especially after the first act. But the vibes are right. Lived in down-and-dirty sci-fi with some effective horror and creature effects. Cool sound and lighting. Loved the world-building in the first act. Maybe it leans a bit too hard into pastiching the originals, but I had a good time.

  Easily the third best Alien film.