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Amanda the Jedi
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Trap (2024) |
As a thriller it's a 2, as a comedy, it's a 4. A 3-star Shyamalan for the ages. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Sep 29, 2024
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Subservience (2024) |
A helper robot turned sex fiend starring Megan Fox and the 365 DAYS guy seems like it was made from my brain but sadly the premise never gets anywhere interesting. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Sep 29, 2024
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Uglies (2024) |
Chooses to focus on the least interesting aspects of its dystopian scenario to be a weaker version of the YA adaptations we already have. Not quite rotten but it's too far from Fresh to put it there. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Sep 25, 2024
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Challengers (2024) |
Everything in this movie is firing on all cylinders. Amazing performances, incredible soundtrack, impeccably shot. Pure cinema. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 26, 2024
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Abigail (2024) |
Super fun despite how dumb everyone is. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 26, 2024
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Imaginary (2024) |
Blumhouse seems to be on a mission to make the dumbest and most boring horror movies of the year, and this is no exception. Imaginary is ineffective at everything it attempts. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 20, 2024
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Beautiful Wedding (2024) |
It's not often that I question why something exists but, here we are. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 16, 2024
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I Wish You All the Best (2024) |
A great and necessary addition to the queer coming of age film catalogue. Despite some pacing issues, I Wish You All the Best is filled with heart and empathetic performances that pack an uplifting punch. Sprouse and Daddario are particular standouts. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 16, 2024
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Sasquatch Sunset (2024) |
So many fluids, so many emotions. Can't deny that it all comes together in ridiculous fashion as you're left feeling an ache for this group of sasquatch unaware of the realities that face them. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 16, 2024
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I Love You Forever (2024) |
It's genuinely impressive how well this movies juggles the tone between how serious the subject matter is with it's highly effective comedy. An incredible look at how psychological and emotional manipulation escalates. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 09, 2024
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Presence (2024) |
What seems like a fairly basic haunted house story is instantly elevated with the way Soderbergh decided to bring it to life. New meaning to the term 'fly on the wall'. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 09, 2024
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Things Will Be Different (2024) |
Small scale sci fi can be some of the most compelling the genre has to offer, THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT is no exception. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 09, 2024
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The Fall Guy (2024) |
Everything about this movie just works. Top notch action, great comedy, incredible chemistry between leads - this is a movie that loves movies and all the pieces that go into making them. Thumbs up, baby! - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 09, 2024
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Love Me (2024) |
A near souless movie with no interest at getting to the heart of the concepts it decided to bring to screen. I like it less the more I think about it. Stewart and Yeun do the best they can with this shallow script. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 09, 2024
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Dìdi (2024) |
DIDI creates a perfect 2008 time capsule as the backdrop for its moving story of a young Korean American trying to find his place in the world. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 09, 2024
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The Idea of You (2024) |
"Fanfiction turned novel turned movie" movie's are kind of my bread and butter and it is so delightfully refreshing to have one actually be good. A real treat for the genre, Hatheway and Galitzine nail the chemistry and dynamic. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 09, 2024
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It's What's Inside (2024) |
The only disappointing thing about this movie is that people won't be able to see it in theatres. An absolute blast of a movie start to finish. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 09, 2024
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Civil War (2024) |
Civil War may never reach full heights for those looking for political commentary, but I was still struck by this look at homefront warfare and the people who've chosen to document it. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 09, 2024
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Y2K (2024) |
Despite a choice that undeniable cuts the legs out from under this movie, so many moments filled me with an undeniable joy, perfectly expressing an era of pop culture and music that I love so much. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Mar 28, 2024
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I Saw the TV Glow (2024) |
A movie that decimates my insides every time I see it. The suffocating reality of concealing your true self while showing a glimpse into the power that comes on the other side. Life goes fast and it'll be agonizing every second you deny yourself. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Mar 11, 2024
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I Used to be Funny (2023) |
It's hard to juggle something being so funny and heartbreaking at the same time, but this movie nails it. Rachel Sennott is a genuine talent. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Nov 30, 2023
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Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023) |
If you have no love for Onyx as a character, this will be a near impossible experience. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Nov 23, 2023
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After Everything (2023) |
Even the biggest fans will smell this cheap cash grab. After Everything ruins what minimal growth Hardin had just to circle around to the ending we should have gotten a year ago, horrible Tessa wig and all. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Oct 08, 2023
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Evil Dead Rise (2023) |
So many pieces are great but the movie just doesn't come together in a way that's particularly interesting or enjoyable. The peephole scene is great, though. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 01, 2023
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Bottoms (2023) |
Emma and Rachel did it again. It's absurd, it's gay, it's fantastic. Exactly the movie I wanted in high school, but I'm so happy to have it now. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 01, 2023
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Beautiful Disaster (2023) |
The studio that brought you the AFTER series now brings you an AFTER parody. Significantly more entertaining than the latter but I still can't deem it Fresh. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted May 31, 2023
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) |
Hooked on a feeling and that feeling is emotional damage. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted May 31, 2023
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The Pope's Exorcist (2023) |
Lost me the second it involved an American family with no money moving to Spain to renovate a centuries old abbey they inherited to sell with their 0 dollars. Other than a fun Crowe performance, this was cookie-cutter bland. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted May 31, 2023
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Scream VI (2023) |
It may fumble the premise and more unique moments with its disappointing reveal but SCREAM VI is certainly a step in the right direction for the franchise. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 11, 2023
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Talk to Me (2023) |
A horror movie that actually delivers on everything it's promising. I can't think of a meaner conclusion to a movie and I love every second of it. Watch this movie. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Apr 11, 2023
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Infinity Pool (2023) |
Regardless of how you feel about the movie, nothing feels quite like Brandon Cronenberg. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Feb 10, 2023
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M3GAN (2022) |
Sometimes cinema is just laughing along with a murder robot. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Feb 10, 2023
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Knock at the Cabin (2023) |
Knock at the Cabin examines its themes of sacrifice and faith in a way that ultimately left me feeling gross. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Feb 10, 2023
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I Like Movies (2022) |
There might be a lot of 'Lady Bird for film nerd' jokes being made, but there's an authenticity to this movie so often lost in modern cinema. It's insightful and full of laughs, exactly what I want from a coming of age. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Oct 10, 2022
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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) |
What means more in life, being kind or being remembered? That’s the question The Banshees of Inisherin asks in the heights of it’s perfectly crafted dramedy. Every piece of this movie works. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Oct 10, 2022
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Sanctuary (2022) |
Viewers will feel just as mentally twisted as Abbott's character as Qualley's winds through her desires and intentions - and that's the thrill of Sanctuary. Each moment breaking away the barriers of what's real and what's orchestrated. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Oct 10, 2022
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Empire of Light (2022) |
Empire of Light's poor script ruins anything it has going for it in the cinematography and perfomances. Certainly didn't feel 'the power of cinema' leaving this one. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Oct 10, 2022
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The Son (2022) |
Zeller doesn't give the impression that he understands what depression in teens looks like. After two hours of poorly acted manipulation, I had no empathy for this child in pain, and that's a fatal flaw for the film. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Oct 10, 2022
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Morbius (2022) |
Even if you take the poor quality and bland performance from Leto out of consideration - Morbius barely feels like a movie. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jul 09, 2022
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DASHCAM (2021) |
You ever just want the final girl to die? What a nightmare. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 28, 2022
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Dinner in America (2020) |
Simultaneously aggressive and tender, an adorable little punk rock coming of age comedy. Consistently been one of my top recommends since catching it back at Sundance 2020. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 15, 2022
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Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022) |
A simple conversation about happiness hit harder than any film in recent memory. Big fan of the authenticity Raiff brings to his movies and I can't wait to see what he does next - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 15, 2022
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Triangle of Sadness (2022) |
Deeply outrageous and not remotely subtle in its satirical execution. May be a bit long but overall a great watch. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 15, 2022
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Dodo (2022) |
While I can acknowledge that not every movie is going to be for me, this is the first time I've ever questioned why a movie was featured at a film festival. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 15, 2022
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Decision to Leave (2022) |
Wrapped in the investigation of an unusual death, a detective becomes enamored with the main suspect. While it may be too sentimental for some, I deeply enjoyed this intimate look into the lives of our two main characters, and how the other fills a need. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 15, 2022
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The Eight Mountains (2022) |
Deeply moving story of friendship, connection, and the people we hold with us for life. Memoir like in nature, simple, yet profound. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 15, 2022
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Choose or Die (2022) |
It's always annoying to have something with all the right building blocks fail to put them together right. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 15, 2022
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) |
So nice of Wanda to make room for Doctor Strange in this Scarlet Witch movie - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 15, 2022
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Firestarter (2022) |
Not even bad enough to be funny, this is just plain boring. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 15, 2022
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Good Mourning (2022) |
Thankfully I didn't have to pay for the tickets to this downfall. - Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
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| Posted Jun 15, 2022
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