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Jurassic Park 1993
What I would give to have a blockbuster like this come out when I was a kid. Truly, I don’t think big budget films have the ambition and creativity nor the execution of Jurassic Park these days, and it’s a darn shame. I know this movie sparked a franchise of lackluster successors, but this one was different. From every angle, Jurassic Park was crafted perfectly. The story, though now played out and simple on its surface, was surprisingly unique for…
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Parasite 2019
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
In preparation for Mickey 17 on Friday, I got Morgan to sit down to watch Parasite for the first time. I first watched it a few years ago, but I don’t think my palate was as refined at that time, so I was glad to revisit it. While I’ll figure out if my rating’s going to go up by the end of this review, I’m positive this was as good as I remember it being. It’s really a tale of…
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Opus 2025
I first heard about Opus as I was perusing the selection of Sundance movies that Morgan and I could watch from the comfort of our couch, and though it wasn’t available to us at that time, it’s available now and we even caught it in a theater! I had middling expectations coming in, but I was there for Ayo and an interesting concept, and that’s what I got. At nearly every turn in Opus, a character or situation or moment…
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Mission: Impossible III 2006
Between a mid-movie marriage counseling Zoom session and a last-second trip to CVS, it was mission: impossible for me to finish this movie today, but I, like Ethan, always get it done. Mission: Impossible III was a welcome step up from its predecessor, remembering much of what made the first movie successful and replicating it. Importantly, the tone was more serious and consistent, and with much less cringy dialogue and circumstances. Stopping villains and saving agents was more engaging (as…
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Black Bag 2025
Man, I love Spring Break. Mickey 17 yesterday, Black Bag today, Opus tomorrow, and Snow White this weekend. I’m spoiled with free time, which allowed me to see a movie today that I didn’t have a lot of interest in at first, but once I started hearing good things about it, I wanted to check it out. As my dad accurately predicted, the film was very British, but also very satisfyingly so. I was almost angered by that one American…
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Mickey 17 2025
Admittedly, I’ve just barely dipped my toe into Bong Joon Ho’s filmography, but that man is a certified killer. Mickey 17 was just as fantastic as I was hoping it would be, even if it won’t pass Parasite just yet (it may have the chops to do it, but with a rewatch or two). What I expected this movie to excel at, it did, starting with the bonkers story that was able to drive home a lot of social commentary…
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