Jake Berlin

Jake Berlin

I love watching movies and I love talking about movies. Thank you for joining me on my journey!

Favorite films

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  • Gladiator
  • Dune: Part Two

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  • Nosferatu

    ★★★★

  • Black Bag

    ★★★★½

  • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

    ★★★★

  • Woman of the Hour

    ★★★½

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  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★★

    Robert Eggers is a different kind of filmmaker, this dude is CRAZY. Bill Skarsgard has never been a character more than Nosferatu. The visuals, the score, the performances. NOSFERATU is as unique as they come.

  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★★½

    Steven Soderbergh doing Soderbergh things. I went in completely blind to this film, only hearing word of mouth and goodness am I happy I did. I cannot express enough surprised I was by this film.  It is without a doubt the best of 2025 so far.

    From the opening tracking shot and brilliantly written characters and dialogue pieces to Michael Fassbender’s unbelievable performance George Woodhouse, this film is a reminder how masterful Soderbergh is at full strength. It also doesn’t…

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  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

    ★★★★★

    Yeah, no question not just the best Planet of the Apes film, but one of the best films I’ve ever seen. It gets better with age. Matt Reeves steps in and takes this story in a ruthless but beautiful direction that features story, character, action, and emotion. Andy Serkis absolutely shines as Caesar while it also features one of the best human stories in a “monster” movie ever. I will never get tired of this film.

  • Twisters

    Twisters

    ★★★★

    Twisters is without a doubt the perfect summer movie. Honestly, it has no right being as good as it is. It has everything you’d want from this type of movie coming out at this time: big action, great effects, a stellar and very likable cast, and a banger of a soundtrack.

    The story itself is very, very good. Neither a “sequel” or remake to the original movie, it’s just another even in this world, a world that I want to…