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  Iron Man 3 2013

  ★★★★ Rewatched 25 Mar 2025

  Na this rules. Take em to church, Shane Black

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  The Alto Knights 2025

  ★★½ Watched 23 Mar 2025

  The Alto Knights offers a memorable double-trouble Robert De Niro performance as Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, but this mafia flick is little more than an echo of what’s come before. Much like the downfall of the American mafia, this tired, overly complicated friends-turned-enemies story signifies the downfall of the Hollywood mob movie.

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  MaXXXine 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 05 Jul 2024

  Hollywood’s a killer, and MaXXXine is one killer finale to Ti West’s all-timer horror trilogy. Some decisions might be divisive for a few, but West’s approach - transporting us to ‘80s Hollywood with a giallo twist - results in a film as visually beautiful as it is gruesome. Mia Goth’s performance and Maxine’s rise to stardom comes full circle, finally confronting her past in order to complete her future. X-cellent!

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  Wonka 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 14 Dec 2023 2

  While Wonka leaves out the capitalism undertones and darker elements of the original story, Paul King’s film is chock(olate) full of heart, wonder, and yes, whimsy. GREAT musical soundtrack with odes to the original music while offering a solid dose of original work, and the direction feels like a warm blanket of cozy candy. Timothée Chalamet, thankfully, doesn’t try to imitate Gene Wilder: he does his own thing, and does a great job at that. A real Christmastime treat!

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