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  Insomnia 2002

  ★★★½ Watched 15 Mar 2025

  I feel like the mid-budget movie where an auteur gets to cut their teeth after an indie hit has largely gone the way of the dodo, with Christopher Nolan’s Insomnia being one of the last through the door. This is the exact kind of film that was the bread and butter of Hollywood for most of the 90s and early 2000s: a dark mystery-thriller with a few action set pieces and a cast full of movie stars. It’s a kind…

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  Black Bag 2025

  ★★★½ Watched 13 Mar 2025

  A sleek, fun, sexy genre exercise from a director who simply refuses to stop, Black Bag is a great fucking time at the movies. From its sleek cinematography and production design to its colorfully duplicitous cast and lean 90 minute run time, this is a no-frills thriller that focuses in on telling a time honored spy story, the mole hunt, extremely well. Where many a film in this genre focuses on action and spectacle, this has more in common with…

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  Nope 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 16 Jul 2022 2

  I can’t say a ton about this, but I had the pleasure of going to the crew screening of Nope and I think it may be my favorite of Jordan Peele’s films so far. Not necessarily his best, but my favorite. It’s an absolutely gorgeous film with two incredible lead performances, a thrilling finale, and some genuine surprises. Also, probably the best use of horses in a blockbuster film in more than two decades. 

  This might be the director’s strangest…

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  BlackBerry 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 12 May 2023 1

  At long last, a filmmaker has unleashed the power of the Golden God for all to see in its full glory. BlackBerry is an engaging, comedic thriller that serves as both a phenomenal showcase for Glenn Howerton as an actor and the most Canadian film of the year. Every scene Howerton is in is magnetic and impossible to look away from, as you’re waiting with baited breath for him to explode with frustration towards these nerds. Jay Baruchel is also…

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