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  • The Banshees of Inisherin
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Her
  • Interstellar

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

  • Adolescence

    ★★★★★

  • Love Hurts

    ★★

  • Companion

    ★★★½

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    *Mickey 17* is pure Bong Joon-ho—idiosyncratic, biting, and unrelentingly bold. It embraces all the director’s signature traits: razor-sharp social commentary, meticulous visual storytelling, and a world bursting with absurdity and tragedy in equal measure. The film dives headfirst into its themes with a forceful, almost chaotic energy, sidestepping ambiguity in favor of direct, scathing critique. Over the top? Absolutely. But by now, that’s part of the charm—Bong thrives in excess, and few filmmakers understand how to craft such brilliant, layered…

  • Adolescence

    Adolescence

    ★★★★★

    This is one of the most unsettling yet essential dramas I’ve seen in a long time—an unflinching look at the dangers of social media and how young men are being radicalized in plain sight. It’s brutally honest about the rise of the manosphere, where figures like Andrew Tate have built empires on misogyny and hatred, warping impressionable minds while the rest of the world struggles to keep up. What once seemed like a fringe movement is now a widespread problem,…

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  • John Wick: Chapter 4

    John Wick: Chapter 4

    ★★★★½

    “fuck that” - me in like every fight scene 

    stunt actors deserve an oscar category

  • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    ★★★★½

    An exceptional journey into the wastelands, "Furiosa" is as loud and savage as "Fury Road," yet more restrained until its grand, spectacular fuck-fest of a finale. 

    It's not entirely the film I was expecting, but that's absolutely a good thing. It succeeds on many levels, from a chaotic action melodrama to a coming-of-age story about survival in a restrictive civilization that culminates in George Miller's signature grisly retaliation. This is a milestone film, filled with jaw-dropping set pieces, seemingly infinite…