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Spider-Man 2 2004
Flawlessly executed superhero film that excels in keeping the focus solely on Peter Parker and his struggles and humanity rather than getting carried away in throwing everything they can at the screen. A blockbuster that values character, story and soul above spectacle and action, yet nails both aspects anyway. You feel the crushing weight of the world on Peter Parker's shoulders as he deals with his responsibilities as both Peter and Spider-Man and realizing that his noble sacrifice to be…
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Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! 2012
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger is quite possibly the worst Christmas film I have ever seen. I thought the first was cute albeit tedious, but this one jumps the shark in all the worst ways. To understand my true loathing of this movie I need to explain one character. He's the "wacky sidekick" teaching assistant who gets away with every one of his sickening acts because he's "wacky". His name is Mr Poppy.
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The Jungle Book 1967
Such a beautiful and wholesome animation with loads of laughs and an incredibly brisk runtime.
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Iron Man 2 2010
Love the unapologetic use of a completely goofy D-List villain as the big bad here. Shame the second act is so messy, but the racetrack action scene is great, the climax is a lot of fun, and Justin Hammer is a revelation.
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Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup 2011
Through sheer tyranny of will, Norm lightened up my night
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Better Man 2024
I'm not usually drawn to music biopics that much (it feels like they've mostly failed to evolve following the thorough skewing provided by Walk Hard), and I have no attachment to Robbie Williams at all. But Better Man is one of those rare music biopics that not only managed to justify its own existence, but justify the entire genre and make it feel worth slogging through the cliché and mediocre entries just in case we get something like this. It's…
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