Lighter than the prior two films, for sure. But making it a two hander allows for a nice balance of action and humor - a refreshing change from the dour tone of Temple of Doom. Ford and Connery have fantastic chemistry, and Denholm Elliot and John Rhys-Davies make welcome returns. Sure, none of the big action set pieces are quite as memorable as in the prior two films, but the pace is so propulsive that you’ve moved on to the…
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984
This movie both has some of the coolest set pieces in the franchise and the worst structure/pacing. The writers leaned way too hard into making Willie Scott the anti-Marion Ravenwood, but Short Round is the heart and soul of the movie. The opening 15-20 minutes are perfect, even though I always laugh when Dan Aykroyd shows up doing a British accent.
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Captain America: Brave New World 2025
It was aggressively fine. You can really see and hear every seam from the rewrites/reshoots, but there are some solid action sequences. Anthony Mackie really carries the film, and even Harrison Ford seems less bored/disinterested than I might have expected. It is wild, though, that Captain America 4 is actually The Incredible Hulk 2.
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The Exorcist: Believer 2023
I’m not sure what people dislike so much about this movie? It doesn’t necessarily tread new ground (but that’s true of most possession movies). I thought it was effective at maintaining suspense/tension and had a couple of moments that were genuinely surprising.
The cast is very good - especially Odom Jr, Nettles, & Butz. Their mounting dread and desperation as parents (especially from Odom) really carries the movie for most of its runtime. Honorable mention to Ann Dowd for filling a…
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