Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  That Thing You Do! 1996

  ★★★ Watched 20 Mar 2025

  March 2025 Scavenger Hunt

  I think if we play the song one more time, that’ll do it. That’ll show em.

  Nice little nostalgia piece for Hanks. Good for him. Not really my cup of tea, but the cast is great.

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  Hearts in Atlantis 2001

  ★★★ Watched 02 Mar 2025

  March Around the World 2025 - Australia

  Hopkins is ripe for this mysterious stranger role in a pretty solid Stephen King setup. And a young Anton Yelchin steals the show.

  One of those films I wish would have gone a bit deeper. It just stays too surface level in its strangeness and thesis.

  Some pretty interesting moments and Hopkins ramblings about time and the future. And the magician scene with Alan Tudyk where we start to learn of this boy’s…

Popular reviews

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  From Here to Eternity 1953

  ★★★½ Watched 15 Dec 2023 2

  “Nobody ever lies about being lonely.”

  Had no clue where this was going so I was fairly taken off guard by the last 15 minutes. All told, it’s a pretty cynical affair with plenty of melodrama and frequently plays like a soap opera. 

  Sinatra has a blast and plays the drunk too well. Engrossing enough story that I can see why it’s a classic.

  
  ****
  Sinatra going for it!
  “Nobody ever lies about being lonely.”
  Woah this takes an unexpected turn
  Sad

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  Godzilla Minus One 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 08 Dec 2023

  Unbelievable monster blockbuster with a legit tear-jerking human story. This is what’s missing from all our blockbuster films: really good human drama and performances. 

  Saw it on the IMAX, went deaf a few times, and just soaked up the rage-fueled mega monster. He’s a bad dude. The first fight on the water was just amazing. Nothing ever beats the big screen. 

  Not gonna lie, I cried at the end. Bowled over by this. Top 5 of the year for me.…