The Movie Guy

The Movie Guy

Cinephile on death row

Favorite films

  • Dune: Part Two
  • Civil War
  • The Menu
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier

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  • Novocaine

    ★★★

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

  • The Monkey

    ★★★

  • The Gorge

    ★★★★

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  • Novocaine

    Novocaine

    ★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  • The Monkey

    The Monkey

    ★★★

    The Monkey isn't just scary-it's mean. From start to finish, this movie drips with tension, pulling you into its nightmare and refusing to let go. Based on Stephen King's short story, it takes a simple, eerie concept and turns it into a relentless, blood-soaked descent into terror.

    The film doesn't waste time with cheap jumpscares. It builds dread the right way-long, quiet stretches of pure anxiety before it slams you with horrifying, graphic violence. And when it hits, it hits.…

  • Godzilla Minus One

    Godzilla Minus One

    ★★½

    The film would wildly swing between high and low energy scenes without care for setup, would drop exposition dumps where they weren't needed...

    Structurally speaking, it was a bit of a mess. Things aren't made clear early on, making the main protagonist's actions and motivations unclear, and making him less likeable as a result. The relationship between the protagonist and the "wife" character also seemed more like it was shoehorned in, with its development feeling forced and inorganic.

    The film…

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