Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Inside Out 2 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 08 Jul 2024

  I'll admit, I was skeptical when I first heard about this one. Although I liked the first film a lot, to me it didn't feel like a story that needed to be continued. In recent years Pixar has made a lot of weird, sloppily written sequels, so I really wasn't expecting much.

  That being said, this film was a pleasant surprise! While the plot itself may seem unremarkable to some (mostly professional film critics, apparently) I felt that it built…

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  Rango 2011

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 20 Nov 2023

  Finally, a film about the evils of golf.
  No, but for real, this one is great. How does a film from 2011 have better animation than Disney's ridiculously expensive "live action" remakes

Popular reviews

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  Nope 2022

  ★★★★★ Watched 09 Nov 2023

  This one's an instant classic for me. Just the right mix of fear, suspense and action, with fantastic cgi and characters I was genuinely rooting for. As a Jaws fan I loved the cinematic parallels to that film, and the whole third act/ending is a win for me.
  I really appreciated the message too- that our obsession with spectacle can be our undoing, and that if you get wild animals involved it will probably end in disaster. The creature is…

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  Holes 2003

  ★★★★ Watched 02 Jun 2023

  It's really good, but I found it very funny that the deadly venomous "yellow spotted lizards" were bearded dragons, literally the least scary reptiles on earth. It's like if a character got chased by wolves, but the wolves were miniature poodles.

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