Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The New Mutants 2020

  ★★★★ Added

  If I was to tell myself when I was a teen that they'd do any AAA blockbuster Marvel movies I'd have second thoughts and reservations. To love comics, much like videogames, when I was growing up made you feel much like a mutant in many of these stories.
  The movie as a whole was intriguing and entertaining. Anyone that had grown up reading these stories would be thrilled to witness these characters brought to life in such an impactful way.…

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  Terminator: Dark Fate 2019

  ★★★★ Watched 22 Jan 2021

  "The Dragon Ball Super of Terminator movies."
  Wiping out the filler movies after the first two and washing away the GTism that they were. Throw in James Cameron with production and writing and the movie has legs. For all those that thought that the movie was shallow; by what comparison? No one is watching a Terminator movie for the shock plot twists and character development. You watch a Terminator because it has awesome effects and it makes the popcorn taste…

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  Dark Phoenix 2019

  ★ Watched 29 Sep 2020

  Looking at the movie as a whole there was shallow writing. Moments that even a good director and excellent actors couldn't elevate it above what it was: shoddy. There are some strong character moments but a lot more instances of hypocrisy that make you question the characters convictions at every turn. Why build up a character in a certain direction only to have them drop all of those beliefs in a fleeting second?! The fight on the train had some…

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  Interstellar 2014

  ★★★★★ Watched 28 Sep 2020

  The beginning starts you off with emotional building blocks that are believable and necessary to propel the story. As you progress through the narrative the director doesn't waste your time with what you can expect from your "standard" space travel drama. Only the moments that cement the story and the gentle wrapper of notable lines and emotions around it are detailed. The intensity is what builds next. There are quick glimpses when you want to feel but you can't because…