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  The Batman 2022

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 Mar 2022 2

  Matt Reeves is apparently aiming straight for my heart, because Batman and Nirvana would've been enough for me to fall hard but then there's everything else that goes into this wonderful creation. The Bat-film we needed, whether we deserved it or not.

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  Blade Runner 2049 2017

  ★★★★★ Watched 05 Oct 2017 7

  Director Denis Villeneuve was the one aspect that most solidified my faith in this revelatory sequel to the beloved 1982 Ridley Scott-helmed classic, Blade Runner, and I couldn't be happier that it lived up to - actually, even exceeded - my already extremely high expectations. Villeneuve is, in my opinion, one of the best and most exciting working directors around these days and he puts his all into this dazzling effort. Even though I saw it over 24 hours ago…

Recent reviews

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  Lifers: A Local H Movie 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 12 Mar 2025

  Before last night, I don't think I've ever met a single person who knows the band Local H (though I'm sure many have heard "Bound for the Floor" and don't even realize it's them) and that is a goddamn shame because they kick ass. My uncle got me into them as a kid and I've listened to them ever since. So imagine my excitement when I saw that band co-founder/lead vocalist/guitarist Scott Lucas wrote, directed, and edited a concert film,…

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  Mississippi Burning 1988

  ★★★★½ Watched 27 Feb 2025

  A firecracker indictment of blatant racism - the harsh realities of it in the South during the Civil Rights era, the pervasive fear and intimidation faced by Black Americans, the limitations and struggle for justice against a deeply entrenched system of white supremacy, and the difficulty of achieving change when local authorities are complicit in the violence - that is unfortunately still incredibly relevant today just as it was when Alan Parker's Mississippi Burning first came out in 1988. Fantastic…

Popular reviews

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  Napoleon Dynamite 2004

  ★★★★ Rewatched 11 May 2014 6

  "Hey, Napoleon. What did you do last summer again?"
  "I told you! I spent it with my uncle in Alaska hunting wolverines!"
  "Did you shoot any?"
  "Yes, like 50 of 'em! They kept trying to attack my cousins, what the heck would you do in a situation like that?"
  "What kind of gun did you use?"
  "A freakin' 12-gauge, what do you think?"

  I find Napoleon Dynamite to be one of the most entertaining movies about basically nothing, ever.

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  Southpaw 2015

  ★★★★½ Watched 23 Jul 2015 12

  Jake Gyllenhaal's powerhouse performance is reason enough to see this film and make up for any shortcomings it may have, in my opinion. Simply outstanding work, once again.