Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Jaws 1975

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 23 Aug 2012

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

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  The Master 2012

  ★★★★½ Watched 21 Aug 2012

  I was fortunate enough to see a preview screening of this in 70mm. I even got to talk to Paul Thomas Anderson! It was an amazing night.

  The film might be his most freeform story yet. It defies the three act paradigm and challenges digital filmmaking with its gorgeous 70mm print. One of the most gorgeous prints I've seen in ages.

  The film itself was fascinating. An intense character piece with incredible performances and a haunting story. Phoenix gives the performance of his career, he disappears in this role. Hoffman and Adams were great too. Heavy flick. Recommended.

Popular reviews

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  The Bourne Legacy 2012

  ★★★½ Watched 12 Aug 2012

  I'm a big fan of the Bourne series, and was excited to hear of another entry into the franchise. Despite not having Damon or Bourne in it, I felt it was an enjoyable action movie with some great tense moments.

  I felt the very beginning and very end both lacked punch, but everything in between was enjoyable and supsenseful. I thought Renner did a good job with the character so did Weisz (who somehow looks younger in this movie than…

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  Total Recall 2012

  ★★½ Watched 05 Aug 2012

  "TOTAL REGRET". Easily one of the most boring movies I've seen in a long time. Despite the action, it lacks any of the fun that made the original a classic. No humor, nothing that made any of the characters likable. Terrible plot decisions, laughable "dramatic" scenes. Just a disaster all around.

  The worst thing about it wasn't even that it was an awful film, it was just so borderline mediocre that I couldn't wait for it to be over. It gets 2.5 stars because the visual effects and art direction were great.