Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  Boogie Nights 1997

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 24 Jan 2022

  An epic in every sense of the word.

  Love the idea of acting for the characters.

  Dirk, in his "documentary", claims that he's just "acting" when he's Brock Landers. He's not actually that violent, abusive person.

  But Dirk is just an act. Eddie is acting out a rock star persona he's always dreamed of, as you can tell from his bedroom walls.

  Buck is trying on multiple personas and characters throughout the film (not talking about his porn work obviously).…

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  Over the Top 1987

  ★★½ Rewatched 22 Aug 2021 2

  Where to start

  - Lincoln Hawk (real name) is a truck driver that goes around truck stop bars and arm wrestles around the country
  - the movie has songs from: Eddie Money, Sammy Hagar, Asia, Kenny Loggins, and...Frank Stallone. Unrivaled.
  - Hawks son is such a twat. I realize this is 80% divorce movie, 15% arm wrestling movie, and 5% baseball cap ad. But seriously, this kid has no business being in so much of the film.
  - Of course…

Recent reviews

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  Flora and Son 2023

  ★★★½ Rewatched 22 Mar 2025

  Had to watch again because Emma fell asleep mid movie. 

  Not Carney’s strongest by far, and the songs are severely lacking compared to his other 3. 

  But Eve Hewson might give the best performance from any of his other films. She’s a huge talent, and I’d love to see her in A24 or a Sean Baker flick. 

  Also, long live our king Jack Reynor.

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  Everest 2015

  ★★★½ Watched 19 Mar 2025 1

  “He might as well be on the moon” 

  Devastating shit. I can understand the inclination to chide these guys for their poor judgement, and even the decision to hike Everest. 

  But we’re all built different. Whether to maximize life, to stroke an ego, to get away from their mundane troubles, whatever. They’re striving for something within themselves.

  And idk man, I wish they all came down.

Popular reviews

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  Alien 1979

  ★★★★ Watched 24 Jun 2022

  It's no House of Gucci, but then again, what is?

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  Alien: Romulus 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 01 Sep 2024

  Spaeny in two of my favorite flicks this year. Praise the lord.

  Flat out a great horror experience. I liked the comparison to a "Haunted house" flick. I was filled with terror, left in awe at some visuals (Dat long baby boy), and rooting hard for two characters.

  It's horror with a heart. Now, as an "Alien" movie. I dunno. Wrong person to ask, as I'm a casual fan of the franchise. Only one fan service thing that was, frankly…