Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022

  ★ Watched 18 Mar 2025

  How did Marvel know we desperately needed an America Chavez feature film?

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  The Wolf's Call 2019

  ★★★★½ Watched 06 Feb 2022

  Has to be the best submarine movie since Red October.

Popular reviews

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  Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017

  ½ Rewatched 29 May 2018 1

  After the second watch, more became clear about why I really didn't like TLJ. In a nutshell, we are seeing the rise of fan fiction into the realm of commercial storytelling. TFA and TLJ are both fan fiction films, and have little to do with the Star Wars universe, in any real sense.

  Rian Johnson wasn't interested in the stories JJ set up, or the universe George created, so he just abandoned them. He didn't really like the characters in…

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  Dallas Buyers Club 2013

  ★★★★ Watched 09 Dec 2015 3

  It's a bit by the numbers Oscar bait, but the performances are terrific and after awhile, it really gathers power for a solid finish. I really liked it.