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Watched on Tuesday April 22, 2025.

Watched on Sunday January 12, 2025.

Watched on Tuesday January 7, 2025.

Watched on Monday January 6, 2025.

Watched on Saturday January 4, 2025.

Watched on Tuesday August 6, 2024.

Not bad..

Some poor camera work holds back an otherwise great film.

Watched on Friday May 10, 2024.

The use of AI here is inexcusable and really takes away from some great performances especially from Dastmalchian as well as how brilliantly the camera is used here.

However regardless of how I feel about the decision to use AI the film does have its faults like the ending which felt really out of place and detached from the rest of the film

Some nice camera work but that's about it feels like a proof of concept more than a fully fledged work.

The film drags and is definitely a slog to get through but there is some nice reference and homage to franchises like Friday the 13th and Halloween. Could serve as a background film during October really nothing much else to it.

Snake Plissken is the most obnoxiously 80s action hero I've seen since Commando.

Very Student Film-y, some nice shots and weird sound design. Definitely interesting to see where Carpenter began.

Very weird and goofy film with a great ending.

Definitely wish I knew less about this film going into it.

John Carpenter really doesn't miss, again another great film with an outstanding score and atmosphere with at least two good performances from Joston and Stoker.

That first scene shouldn't have made the final cut, opening on that next sequence as the news report audio plays over a panning shot across the neighborhood would've been a far better opening.

Finally the film did feel disted during the first act but otherwise a great watch.

Pretty damn near perfect film, everything here is working in its favor and it shows.

One of those awkward films that's too good to be four stars but doesn't quite feel like its four and a half stars nevertheless for its technical feats alone Dune: Part Two deserves its 4.5.

Every Shot here feels excellent seriously some of the best cinematography in the last decade which paired with an outstanding score and good sound design makes this film really feel like the sci-fi Epic Dune deserves to be.

However Part two suffers from the same issue the first had; that it doesn't feel like the film ever reached a proper conclusion. Now obviously part two wasn't going to tie up the story with a bow but I feel like too many questions were left hanging by the time credits rolled in and I am basing this review on the films own merits not the overarching trilogy that it seems we will be getting.

Other than that the film really is brilliant, even if I struggled not too laugh anytime Christopher Walken opened his mouth.

Saying "This Is Only The Beginning" at the end of a film will always go hard.

I accidentally watched the extended cut but this still flowed great even at two hours and forty-five minutes.

The dynamics between Russell, Penny and William are definitely the highlight of the film, which is why Almost Famous is at its best when it feels more like a hangout film spending time with its cast of characters.

The performances were all good enough excluding Jason Lee who at least during the t-shirt and plane scenes gave strange line delivery and felt out of place at times.

Jumped from four stars to five in the span of 10 minutes, incredible.

Need too stop watching films because of 50 second tiktok clips

Stupid fun.

First hour was actually quite good but the second went off the rails.

McGregor does everything he needed to do here it's just too bad Knox feels a bit forced in here at times.

The VFX or Cgi used for the fights is an absolute mess at times.

The film still however manages to be a fun 2 hours.

Jeffery Wright gives a brilliant performance.

some great shots here as well as some pretty bad ones.

Really enjoyed the family dynamics however I found there to be absolutely no chemistry between monk and Coraline.

Overall an impressive debut from Cord Jefferson.

Really well shot and choreographed.

Does what it sets out too, and does it incredibly well

Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson and Thomas Haden are the best things about this film each giving brilliant performances.

Apart from that I didn't think this was anything special

Surprisingly well wrote, the sequence where all the plots unfold together is outstanding.

Crazy final 30 minutes

Until we go underground it's definitely very similar to the first film just worse

Incredibly close to a 4.5

One of the best endings to a film

Brilliant Plot executed well, not much more you could've asked for.

Far more concise ending.

Vast improvement on the original episode 25 and 26

"Congratulations"

Probably the Definitive Portrayal of the Second World war in film/tv

Short Cuts feels like a very well made Soap-Opera. There's some outstanding stuff here like Jack Lemmons Monologue, The whole Final ten minutes and any time Tim Robbins was on screen.

Could've used an extra 15-30 minutes to help flesh out our characters more as well as helping slow down the relatively fast pace.

Doesn't glorify the war; without sacrificing anything in the way off depicting the war which is never easy and was most likely done so well thanks to Oliver Stone

But as for the content actually here it's really good definitely Could've gotten the 4.5 if it was given more time to develop; everyone here gives a great performance especially Berenger wish we got more of him.

Andrew Garfield gives an amazing performance and apart from some good fight scenes and that great dream sequence this is a pretty by the books war film that doesn't really bring anything new to the genre other than its religious aspects which I don't know how to feel about it, especially since this film does fall into the glorifying war group of war films

Apocalypse Now comes very close to being a perfect 5 star film for me but is held back by two sequences; Firstly The Playboy Medical Camp sequence, The inclusion of the Playgirls here was unnecessary and the whole sequence could've been far better if they took it in a different direction.

The Second sequence that I found unnecessary was when we meet the French the whole thing felt out of place; trying to shoe-horn in some commentary on how Europe deals with war.

Apart from those two sequences this is the perfect war film with an unbelievable cast, outstanding cinematography and brilliant direction from Coppla who somehow managed to balance the glorification of war with the horrors of war in a way I've yet too see replicated.

Very well-made, nothing here to fault.

Really interesting ending

More scenes with Bonnie would've been appreciated

Tim Robbins gives a great (and very sweaty) performance

This Is my first (full) Akira Kurosawa Film (I have ittedly seen a few parts of seven samurai) and Ran is a beautifully made film with easily some of the best shots ive seen .

The way Kurosawa uses Colour in Ran is perfect, each of the lords sons are given a colour Yellow, Red and Blue this greatly improves how the film is presented not only during the grandiose battle sequences but even during the smaller scenes between each of the children and/or their father.

Watched on Monday January 8, 2024.

"Funny thing about my back is that it's located on my dick

"Gonna Burn This House Right Down"

I dont know exactly what to think about Saltburn it's beautifully shot but not well shot just pretty, the actors and character work here is top notch, I can't fault anyone in the cast whatsoever and the characters they portray are all interesting and their dynamic are incredible definitely the highlight of the film.

However Saltburn is also pretty basic and at its core unoriginal which to be fair is well hidden with its 2000s setting and the choice to shoot it in 4:3 which to me didn't make much sense as opposed to shooting it like something made in the 2000s not that I do understand why they wouldn't want to do that but why do It in the first place?

Overall I think saltburn could've been so much more, not only because of the people behind it but I find what the film set up in the first act could've been the beginning of one of the best films to come out in the last decade but instead it divulged into a more basic story and failed to capitalize on these characters dynamics instead opting to turn Oliver into this more perverted character for seemingly shock value to some extent.

Interesting fictional biopic. Incredibly Well-Crafted in every aspect just fails to resonate with me in much of any way.

The Film also finds itself losing me during the final sequences which I found rather jumbled however that is almost definitely a purposeful decision still though I found it didnt work for me.

Watched on Saturday December 9, 2023.

Well-crafted tightly made film. Great cinematography and soundtrack (i suppose) just not much meat on the bone.

Loomis is the best character in this franchise I could watch Donald Pleasence run about Haddonfield shouting "I shot him six times!!" For the full 90 minutes.

Also I love Mr. Sandman here, really wish it was used again because I've always seen it as something of a secondary theme for the franchise; I mean how can you think of anything but Halloween II when you hear

Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream, Make him the cutest that I've ever seen

Give him two lips like roses and clover, Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over

This review may contain spoilers.

Forgot that before night-fall there's about 15-20 minutes where Micheal is drifting through Haddonfield committing robbery and stealing a gravestone

Definetly going to need a rewatch in the future

Would've given this like ½ a star extra if the first twenty minutes weren't so pathetically stringed onto the actual film.

Really interesting concept

well executed

Character writing could be better

Baghead & Pitchfork Jason is my favorite Jason, but aside from that this is worse that I ed still pretty enjoyable though

1. Before Sunrise
2. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
3. A Brighter Summer Day
4. Sweet Smell of Success
5. The Godfather
6. The Godfather Part II
7. Before Sunset
8. Psycho
9. 2001: A Space Odyssey
10. Donnie Darko

...plus 40 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Thing

   The Thing is a brilliant film.
   John Carpenter is one of the most famous horror directors for a reason. He is able to create some of the most tense and suspenseful films that are still entertaining that I have ever seen.
   
   

2. Tremors

    Tremors is a surprisingly entertaining creature feature with utterly amazing practical effects and two fantastic leads in Valentine McKee and Earl Bass played by Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward respectively.
   

3. Land of the Dead

   This was exceedingly boring like how do you make a zombie film boring I don't know maybe not having zombies in half your movie like seriously there is a scene where they shoot a zombie with a paintball gun for fun, how are they expected to be scary.
   
   

1. Village of the Damned
2. Halloween
3. Halloween II
4. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
5. Halloween: Resurrection
6. They Live
7. Prince of Darkness
8. Demons
9. Demons 2
10. The People Under the Stairs

...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
2. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
3. Mission: Impossible III
4. Mission: Impossible
5. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
6. Mission: Impossible II

1. John Wick: Chapter 4
2. John Wick: Chapter 2
3. John Wick
4. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

1. Scream
2. Scream VI
3. Scream 2
4. Scream 4
5. Scream 3
6. Scream

Happy Hooptober! (and hoopember).

this year will be my first Hooptober.
A lot of films overlap here so I counted them as both hence why lower down the list you will see films I just wanted to watch this Halloween season, along with that there is one documentary and one miniseries which I am also counting.

QUICK EASY RULES:

There must be 31 films
6 countries
8 decades
2 insect centered films
1 horror film set in space or the future (relative to when it was released)
2 animated films
1 bloodthirsty old person/people film
2 1970s regional US films (Thanks Sean Young)
The worst horror sequel from the 1990s that you haven't seen and can access. (I realize that this will take a little work)
1 German Silent
5 Films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr.
2 Christopher Lee films
1 film with a musician or band in it (A real life musician or band)
1 Stephen King adaptation that is not the first go around.
1 Lon Chaney film. (NOT JR)

And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)

1. Nosferatu
2. The Fly
3. Phenomena
4. Killer Klowns from Outer Space
5. Perfect Blue
6. Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
7. Don't Breathe
8. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
9. The Legend of Boggy Creek
10. The Brood

...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Shining
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
4. Full Metal Jacket

1. Psycho
2. Ring
3. The Shining
4. Scream
5. Halloween
6. A Nightmare on Elm Street
7. The Thing
8. Get Out
9. Jaws
10. Nope

...plus 15 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Call Me by Your Name
2. Fight Club
3. Do the Right Thing
4. Scream

Asked r/movies for recommendations gave them my favorites and this is what I got back

Films recommended to me but not on the list:

Ten Items or less

Away we go

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(Ranked by avg. Rating)

1. Persona
2. Before Sunrise
3. Before Sunset
4. Wild Strawberries
5. Rio Bravo
6. The Holy Mountain
7. House
8. Captain Fantastic
9. Naked Lunch
10. The Way Way Back

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.