sammy174

sammy174

Favorite films

  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • The Fabelmans
  • But I'm a Cheerleader
  • Lilo & Stitch

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  • My Dead Friend Zoe

    ★★★★½

  • The Unbreakable Boy

  • A Real Pain

    ★★★★½

  • Captain America: Brave New World

    ★★½

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  • My Dead Friend Zoe

    My Dead Friend Zoe

    ★★★★½

    Woah. 

    As both someone who has been in the CAF and as someone who lost a friend to suicide, this film really broke me.
    It is a slow burn and feels reminiscent of my old ass where the ending hits hard making the journey worth it. 

    I think I enjoy movies like this because it allows me to release emotions I otherwise block off 😅 May just have to rewatch this one before it leaves theatres.

  • The Unbreakable Boy

    The Unbreakable Boy

    Oh man. This is going to be a hard one to review. 

    As someone who works with individuals with varied abilities and identifies as being neurodivergent this film has things to appreciate that are outweighed by its numerous issues.

    Looking past my obvious issue of having neurotypical actors portray individuals with lived experience, the movie which Is set up to follow the main character fails to do. It rather becomes a film about parents struggling to cope with having a…

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  • The Life of Chuck

    The Life of Chuck

    ★★★★½

    Full review coming soon. This film was everything I love in a film. It’s a “twilight zone-esque” drama with aspects of thrill, pure joy, and comedy all wrapped up in one.

  • Nutcrackers

    Nutcrackers

    ★★★½

    Nutcrackers slowly warms your heart.

    It begins as a comedy falling into most comedic tropes but as it goes on your heart starts to melt. 

    Also Linda Cardellini on a fucking motorcycle 😍