Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 2002

  ★★★½ Watched 06 Jan 2024

  Much like Heat, that I watched yesterday, it's a battle of the minds. This time though, it's the mind of a general against the mind of a horse.

  Made me cry a bunch of times, so I'd consider it solid.

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  Heat 1995

  ★★★★½ Watched 05 Jan 2024

  A real battle of the minds! Both equally matched, respectful of each other but on opposite sides. A real classic.

  Somebody's gotta win but is it even really a win?

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  The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith 1978

  ★★★★½ Watched 16 Dec 2023

  Shocking film. Poignant subject matter.

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  The Thing 2011

  ★★★ Watched 14 Dec 2023

  The plot is good, about on par with The Thing (1982). Standard sorta sci-fi whodunnit typa situation. Who's the titular thing? Find out if you watch it.

  That being said it's an absolute tragedy that they didn't use the practical effects created by Amalgamated Dynamics. If you've seen the film and thought "Hmm those Things look nice, but I wonder what they'd have looked like if the Things were created practically..." then you can actually see. It's not that they…

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