Aidan

Aidan

Favorite films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • Scream
  • The Incredibles
  • The Batman

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  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    ★★★½

  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

    ★★★½

  • The Parenting

    ★★★

  • Longlegs

    ★★★½

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  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    ★★★½

    I finished reading the first six chapters of The Hobbit, which this film is based on, so I figured to avoid binging all three of these movies at the end it was best to revisit this one now.

    Overall, this is a very competently made high fantasy adventure movie that suffers from being compared to its source material. The Hobbit is meant to be bite-sized Lord of the Rings, a simpler, easy to digest story, so taking roughly 100 pages…

  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

    The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

    ★★★½

    This was pretty good. If you’re expecting a decent animated medieval fantasy movie then you’ll be very happy, if you’re expecting a Lord of the Rings movie akin to the original trilogy you’ll probably be disappointed. 

    I really love the characters in this and it explored femininity and the patriarchy in Rohan way more intricately than I was personally expecting (I think LOTR notoriously lacking in deep female characters definitely props this movie up a bit).

    I think where this…

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  • Challengers

    Challengers

    ★★★★½

    This movie is delicious… all the toxic dynamics, the cinematography, the score… just such a good watch.

  • All of Us Strangers

    All of Us Strangers

    ★★★★★

    A truly chilling reflection on queerness and grief across generations. This film really came together by the end—every piece that felt out of place was just as intentional as the rest.

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