Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Krampus 2015

  ★★ Rewatched 11 Dec 2024

  Like this even less this time. The aesthetics are great, but the story and tone are a mess.

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  Christmas with the Kranks 2004

  ★★½ Rewatched 07 Dec 2024

  It’s a testament to how terrible Tim Allen’s Luther is that nearly every other person in this movie acts certifiably insane and he’s still the worst person, and clear villain, of the movie.

Popular reviews

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  The Fog 2005

  ★ Watched 01 Jul 2015 3

  Film #1 of Scavenger Hunt #4 list
  Task #1: Film featuring reincarnation!

  Ugh. Why did I do this to myself? Also, why did anyone think this was a good idea. There is so much stuff that's painful in here, it's hard to remember: Random slow-mo, bad CGI, terrible acting, wrongheaded re-purposing of ideas from the original, ... the list goes on. There were points that were so bad, I involuntarily laughed. I guess, at the very least, it references the…

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  Muppet Treasure Island 1996

  ★★★★ Rewatched 07 Jun 2015

  Film #6 of Scavenger Hunt #3 list
  Task #5: A Pirate film!

  Full disclosure: I am a huge Muppets fan.

  "Muppet Treasure Island" is the second of the "Muppets adapt a classic book" type of Muppet movie. Coming on the heels of the superior "Muppet Christmas Carol," it's kind of in a hard place to begin with. That being said, there is still plenty of fun, and funny, Muppety mayhem (including several very quotable lines). Tim Curry does a fine…