Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Big Ass Spider! 2013

  ★★½ Watched 13 Jan 2025

  Dumb? Yes. Dumb fun? Absolutely. Low budget and poorly written? Uh-huh. There seems to have been a bevy of non-union, local neighborhood people used as extras which adds to its b-movie charm. However, if you watch this movie for any reason above all, watch it for Lombardo Boyar (playing Jose) who has the most impeccable timing and delivery on all of his lines. Nothing had me laughing out loud as much as this working character actor with nothing else recognizable in his filmography – and that’s a damn shame. The guy deserves more meaty comedy roles based on this alone.

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  The Madness 2024

  ★★★ Watched 05 Jan 2025

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Popular reviews

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  The Fisher King 1991

  ★★★★★ Watched 22 Feb 2023

  The Fisher King is my all-time favorite Gilliam film. Brazil is a personal masterpiece, hands down. 12 Monkeys is probably his most popular and commercially successful. But I see The Fisher King as one of his more accessible films (second in that regard to Time Bandits) despite its many layers of narrative complexity – and it’s probably Gilliam’s most optimistic film overall. To me, this is his true masterpiece. 

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  Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956

  ★★★½ Watched 20 Feb 2023

  Finally, finally, finally seeing the original after so many watches of the excellent 1978 remake. This is much better than I ever expected it to be. This is head and shoulders above any horror or thriller from the same decade. Its beautifully shot, lit, and edited. Even the pod effects were superb for the film age – way ahead of their time. The 1978 remake has stood on the shoulders of the 1956 one all along. So many shot-for-shot homages.…