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  Speak No Evil 2022

  ★★½ Watched 07 Mar 2025

  Think this one gets too bogged down by its metaphor. It could've been powerful if they had lent it a greater sense of realism, made it more gradually unsettling. But it becomes insufferable when characters continuously demonstrate their lack of instincts as the environment becomes more unstable. To be clear, I know that's the main theme of the film, but that only goes so far. You can't make me believe in the ending of the movie. You can make movies…

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  Avatar 2009

  ★★★★ Watched 01 Mar 2025 1

  For all the people that mocked this movie by comparing it to Pocahontas and FernGully, but blue—you're boring. This is one of the most impressive showcases of technology I've ever seen. The world of Pandora is nothing short of amazing. I'm still kicking myself for being the only person who didn't watch this movie when it came out in 2009.

Popular reviews

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  The Exorcist 1973

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 23 Oct 2023

  This is the hardest movie of the 70s. There's never been (and never will be) anything like it.

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  Grown Ups 2 2013

  ★★½ Watched 12 Dec 2024 1

  I'm just going to stick to the positives as there is no shortage of negative opinions on this movie. First off, I think Grown Ups 2 is better than Grown Ups. I know, the bar was already very high, but I think I prefer the setting and the jokes here (and the lack of Rob Schneider.) I actually chuckled a handful of times, which is a notable improvement from the one laugh I got from Steve Buscemi in the first…