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  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002

  ★★★★★ Watched 21 Mar 2025

  Forget the live action Snow White, this is the fantasy movie you should take your kids to see in theaters this weekend…unless you’re not a Tolkien fan then otherwise stay home. 
  Continuing my Lord of the Rings rewatch in theaters is The Two Towers and if you’ve seen my favorite movies list, you would know that I put this as the worst movie in the trilogy, but worst in this case does not mean bad. I love all three equally,…

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  Anora 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  Not quite Best Picture material to me, but it’s still a good movie. I agree that yes the first 45 minutes while good does drag a little to really get going and sometimes the authentic sounding dialogue is a bit too loud to hear and comprehend. But it is really funny especially that house invasion scene, it’s well written, Mikey Madison while I was rooting for Demi Moore to win the Oscar for Best Lead Actress does a really good…

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  Dune: Part Two 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 Mar 2024

  Honestly what I said about the first Dune can be said for this Dune and maybe even better than the first one. Whereas part one was about setting up the universe and its characters and seeing the downfall of Paul’s family and him and his mother seeking help to defeat the emperor and his armada, this one picks up where the last one left off with Paul’s team going to war. I don’t need to say anything else that I…

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  Top Gun: Maverick 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 31 May 2022 1

  Well that took me by surprise. Judging by the trailers and tv spots and even the beginning where they reused the same opening, I thought it was just gonna be a soulless retread. But no, not only is this as good if not better than the first, but it further cements Tom Cruise as a great and reliable action star and producer. And props to director Joseph Kosinski for making this a great continuation with his great use of the…

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