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  Blue Beetle 2023

  ★★★ Watched 25 Jan 2025

  I planned on seeing some movies tonight, but I got stuck in YouTube's algorithms instead. Unfortunately, I can`t log mindlessly spending an evening, stuffing my brain with 10-minute videos I will have forgotten all about by the time the algorithm feeds me another. But I presume watching Blue Beetle is the cinematic equivalent of such an evening, and I had a good time. Life is short, might as well spend it like God intended. What else should I have done?…

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  The Shallows 2016

  ★★★½ Watched 15 Jan 2025

  So good that Bradley Cooper had to remake A Star is Born so Lady Gaga could dedicate an entire song to this movie!

Popular reviews

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  The Fly 1958

  ★★★★ Watched 15 Sep 2019 1

  I often find myself dreading seeing older movies. Not because modern movies are better, rather because I`m used to a faster pace. The Fly breaks down those barriers. Older movies often tell a shorter story over a longer amount of time, than modern ones. The Fly is no different, but it does tell the story through an angle based on a mystery. Thus making the story more intriguing.

  For a movie more than sixty years old it`s surprisingly effective. Not…

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  Jaws 2 1978

  ★★★ Watched 23 Sep 2018

  Three years after what was the biggest movie of all time came it`s forgotten sequel Jaws 2.

  Following up one of the best movies of all time is a huge feat, and considering the reputation of this movie, it would be wrong to expect a movie of the same quality. So with your expectations low, you might find yourself vaguely enjoying this. At least I did. Both John Williams and Roy Scheider came back for this, and it helps a…