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  Self Reliance 2023

  ★★½ Watched 17 Mar 2025

  Jake Johnson’s directorial debut is bizarre and undeniably hilarious, with perfect comedic timing and a wild premise—two sides of the same coin: one reflecting the pain of isolation and the other, the delusion of grandeur. However, the third act is a letdown, filled with an abrupt conclusion and an imbalanced payoff.

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  Novocaine 2025

  ★★★ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  Armed with a clever premise and an even sharper execution, Novocaine cranks up the fun with Jack Quaid’s undeniable charm—or lack thereof. The film carefully lays out its rules before unleashing mayhem with increasing gusto, and the deeper it goes, the more thrilling it becomes. The pain should’ve been palpable, yet here, it’s all gain, no pain. Exhilarating.

Popular reviews

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  C'est la Vie 2016

  ★★★½ Watched 17 Jun 2018

  Sounds like Beastie Boys in cranky mood.

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  Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts 2017

  ★★★★★ Watched 16 Nov 2017

  It's a grace to Indonesian cinema and, more, to women's cinema.
  Mind your expectation.

  It's a story of Marlina the Murderer told in 4 acts.
  Not of Marlina, the murderer who commits 4 acts of killing.