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  WALL·E 2008

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 22 Mar 2025

  W h A t is LL if E?

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  Real Life 1979

  ★★★★ Watched 19 Mar 2025 1

  This was hilarious. I’ve been an Albert Brooks fan since my childhood but somehow never found my way to this one until now. Really a hallmark of late 70s comedy and a sort of premonition of where our culture would eventually wind up. Albert Brooks pushed comedy forward in a major way, perhaps overshadowed by Woody Allen’s somewhat contemporary and more grounded works. I prefer Brooks, tho, even if his humorous situations teeter on believability. The point isn’t to become…

Popular reviews

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  The Wild Robot 2024

  ★★★ Watched 08 Feb 2025

  It was cute! There are definitely some deeper themes acknowledged, and some worthwhile jokes and exciting sequences. I think I was just hoping it might explore its concepts a little further, or surprise us with some conflict or dilemma that was more interesting than fighting off anonymous robot bad guys. 

  Despite some truly gorgeous moments, the vast majority of the animation appears flat and without much detail or distinction. It was a pleasant experience all things said and done, and…

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  The Italian Job 1969

  ★★★ Watched 18 Nov 2024 2

  I thought this was pretty fun to watch, with some impressive set pieces. But idk it kind of felt like the Mini Cooper company made this movie. Or the British govt. Like I’m a little mystified as to how this all came together.

  The script isn’t great, though the story is fairly interesting once it gets going. The directing and acting is far more concerned with staging than realism. Michael Cain is just sleeping with everyone for no reason whatsoever.…

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