Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Slumber Party Massacre 1982

  Watched 09 Oct 2022

  So much better than it may sound (at least to some), this pulp slasher (or driller) flick is so much fun, so silly, so sardonic, that I couldn’t help but love it. Feel free to laugh at its satiric scenes because I think that was the goal of the film: to be darkly humorous, but still retain the slasher ideals. I feel most would dismiss it as a typical 80s B-movie, but I feel it’s a lot smarter than most…

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  The Blob 1988

  ★★★★ Watched 05 Oct 2022

  See! If the vision is correct, the remake *can* be better than the original!

  But, no joke, this is one of the best remakes I’ve ever seen. It elevates every element of the original (if not, nearly every) from it’s characterization, the Blob itself, the storytelling, the gore, the stakes, etc. — it all improves so much compared to the original that I can’t help but love it. (Granted, I just saw the 1958 version right before viewing the remake.)…

Popular reviews

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  The Power of the Dog 2021

  ★★★★½ Watched 03 Dec 2021

  Goddamn. I found myself holding my breath so often during this film. Cumberbatch was amazing, Kirsten and Jesse were doing their impeccable couple thing, the score was intoxicating, everything about The Power of the Dog just had me in its grasp. I love that I had no idea what to expect because it truly kept me on my toes. Campion is so so good at being subtle yet entirely clear in her storytelling. I know I’m not big on westerns, but…

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  Pig 2021

  ★★★★½ Watched 16 Jul 2021

  I was incredibly moved by this one. When are we going to be brave enough to call Nicolas Cage one of the greatest actors of our generation? He was fantastic, yet again. The pacing was perfect, the story was smart, and I was entranced the whole time. Just crazy that this is Michael Sarnoski's debut. Now I want to watch First Cow again.