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  Mickey 17 2025

  Watched 08 Mar 2025

  Robert Pattinson does the whole movie in John Magaro’s voice.

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  Lone Star 1996

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 11 Oct 2024

  Rewatched this classic. John Sayles is the most underrated Writer/Director/Editor. One of the best films from the 90’s.

Popular reviews

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  Rebel Ridge 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 06 Sep 2024

  Jeremy Saulnier doesn’t miss…well maybe with Hold the Dark.  The writer/director of two of my favorite films (Blue Ruin, Green Room) returns with a revenge thriller for the ages. This movie is what I wanted all of the Lee Child Jack Reacher adaptations to pull off. None of them completely achieved this feat. Call it Black Reacher, call it a better remake of Walking Tall (1973), this film is so subdued to a level that it reminds me why I…

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  Snack Shack 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 10 Sep 2024

  Dinner in America was one of my favorite films of 2020. Writer/Director Adam Rehmeier follows it up with a wild teen comedy in likes of O.C. and Stiggs and Dazed and Confused. The performances of the cast are electric filled with youthful angst that jumps off the screen. This is top tier Linklater playbook but this film possesses an emotional depth not seen in his early movies (slacker, Dazed, SubUrbia).  Incredible 1991 needle drops, amazing use of Adam Rehmeier’s hometown…

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