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As an avid fan of both Mike Flanagan (whom I affectionately refer to as Big Mike) and Stephen King, I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time now. 
For those who don’t know, I lost an uncle I was very close to at a young age whom influenced so much of my life up until this moment. King was one of his favorite authors and since beginning that journey into his works over the last year and a half, I feel like I’ve become so much more connected to him in some small way. And given the fact that The Life of Chuck is all about the small impact one person can have on others, it hit all the harder. 
Sure you could say that Nick Offerman’s voiceover was overkill or that some of the monologues felt staged, but Mike Flanagan has this unwavering optimism about some of the darkest moments that can happen to someone that has always meant a lot to me. Plus, Samantha Sloyan and Mark Hamill both killed it in their respective parts (amongst many others)!!
There’s so much I could and want to say about this film, but it just meant a lot to me and I’m glad it also did for those around me in the theater.
Thanks Big Mike! Thanks Steve! Thanks Chuck!

Guys, I was giggling and kicking my feet the whole time this was such peak comedy

Kinda shot themselves in the foot the minute this got announced, but not as bad as I thought it would be… and hey, at least they tried!

Yeah, I’m never gonna shut up about this

I’m starving and the only thing that can feed me is the Seal Team 6 meal‼️

Oh wow… I went in thinking I wouldn’t really like this, but it ended up being something that meant a lot to me, as I’m sure it will many others. I don’t care that’s it’s on the nose or followed the “MCU formula”, since it did so in such a touching way and used it’s mainstream popularity to spread a message that never hurts to be repeated. I’ve struggled with my mental health a lot over the past few years and Thunderbolts made me reconsider the way I’ve approached the subject and the importance of those closest to me — my found family (if you’re reading this, you know who you are). If it has the same effect on other people, I’d consider it a pretty damn successful endeavor in my book!

And yeah, it being a return to form doesn’t hurt either.

Went in wanting Twinless, but now I wished I saw TwinLESS

Can’t believe we got robbed of seeing the 3 snakes😭

Forgot to log yesterday. An interesting concept and the amazing acting did a lot of the leg work here. Just wish it explored some solid theme beyond a surface level, cause there are moments throughout that really could’ve been expanded on!

Mike Flanagan really tries to make the most out of a pretty underwhelming Stephen King story and, honestly, is decently successful at it! If anything, it just goes to show his skill as a director and how good he is at pulling performances out of actors such as Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Henry Thomas (who gives probably his darkest performance yet), as well as the trust they have in him. It’s interesting to see where his collaboration with King started and look forward to seeing its growth going forward

I NEED MINECRAFT 2 IMMEDIATELY

The bog of eternal stench is what they call my ass after Taco Bell

Hits so different post-Sunrise on the Reaping

Crowd went absolutely ape shit every time Jack Quaid appeared onscreen

Maybe not my personal favorite Cox film, but such a fascinating watch!!

Such a great premise, but I just found the whole thing to be quite dull. Between this and Stagecoach tho, Timothy Mitchell might be goated

Nowhere near as good as The Text, but still always exciting to see Joel Haver trying new things with every film he puts out!

Had the privilege of seeing this the other day, so sorry Ethan for the late review. Anyway, this is such an impressive film for someone and shows not only his ion and dedication for the craft, but also how much knowledge and skill he has at filmmaking. Yeah, sure there are flaws, but the same that anyone would have when making a film their second quarter of college. Not only that, but it shows how much he has learned and grown since then and I can’t wait to see what he does next!! I’m so glad he was able to put this out into the world and that I get to call him a friend :)

Despite it being obviously very dated, I had so much more fun with this than I ever would’ve expected

While I overall enjoyed this movie, it did leave me frustrated at points. Besides the lopsided structure, the film felt still attached to that early romanticized version of the Old West from the Golden Age of Hollywood. It felt like they wanted to use the Earp gang to comment on the God complex held by law enforcement in the US, but Tombstone never fully committed either because of their own volition or (and perhaps more likely) being held back by the Hollywood system. Regardless, when it hits… it hits HARD and Val Kilmer brings an insane depth and presence to Doc Holliday who I feel like is really the most important character to the film, though I haven’t fully figured that out just yet. While my own thoughts are still being sifted through, this is nonetheless a film I’m glad I finally got around to watching

As an editor, this is one of (if not the) greatest cut I’ve ever seen put to film. And from an overall storytelling perspective, this is an absolute masterpiece!

Hey so, like… what the fuck😭

This is literally peak me-core. Didn’t expect any of what happened, but couldn’t have asked for a more bizarre experience!

A bit predictable, but Cuchillo is such a great character and the ending showdown is more than deserved. Oh to be two men frolicking on horseback through Italy!

Maybe the most fun I’ve had with a Stephen King adaptation? While I haven’t read the original short story, this really takes all the wacky and weird quirks of his writing (as well as Oz Perkins’ direction) and keeps it at 100 for the entire runtime. Absolutely balls to the walls with jokes, gore, and inventive kills to make a fun, while albeit hollow popcorn flick. This will definitely be one I return to whenever I need a pick-me-up or a lighthearted scare! Also, Theo James kills it here!

Bong and Toni Collette trying to remind us every other scene that they’ve got the sauce. Like girl, we been knew!!

If you see me walking around Chicago dragging a coffin… don’t worry about it

Me during the first 10 minutes: oh yeah, this is gonna HIT
Me for the rest of the film: there’s HOW MUCH left?!

Does so much with so little and has some of the best characters I’ve seen in a spaghetti western. Sorry Clint, but the real GOAT is Gian Maria Volonté!

I was so excited going into this knowing it would be Big Mike’s take on Edgar Allen Poe and while the actual adapted stories and scenes (specifically the many gruesome deaths) were so fun, this was overall just an absolute mess. Flanagan and Co got a bit overzealous with the idea of taking on Poe and the disorganized structure along with the many juggling plot lines kind of sent this whole thing crashing down. I can enjoy it for what it is, and even Flanagan’s worst is far from bad, but I just have come to expect a lot more from this team.

It took me a while to get through, but ended up actually being really solid! The bell scene, tho… what a way to go!

This was so fucking stupid and also hit waaaaay to close to home

Pretty much exactly what I expected from Leigh Whannel. Not offensive in any way, but really predictable and with absolutely no emotional depth. Unfortunately, he’ll never be James Wan.

I did appreciate the SAW reference, tho

One of those rare times where you watch something already knowing that it’ll be ed as a classic, defining movie of its time

*ahem* I FUCKING LOVE ANIMALS, MAN!!!!!!!

A step in the right direction and there’s a lot to love here, but man… we really have to work on our pacing

Maybe I wasn’t in the right headspace, but this was just fine. I’ve heard For A Few Dollars More is way better tho, so I look forward to seeing that and continuing my journey into westerns!

An absolute masterpiece of the zombie horror film. I’m an avid defender of both Boyle and Garland, but come on man… you have to it that this is truly incredible low-budget filmmaking and maybe the best work to come from them both! However, I am a bit nervous for Weeks and Years and if they’ll ever be able to live up to everything Days delivered on (they most likely won’t, so I’ll have to make peace with that now)

Easily one of the most unique documentaries I’ve seen and so innovative in the way it plays upon people’s relationship with true crime. There’s so much I want to say but can’t properly articulate over a Letterboxd post. If you know me, you’ll probably hear me talking about this one for a bit.

Sometimes a bit on the nose, but I really had fun with this!!

Unironically so much better than it had any right to be and a great way to kick off 2025!!

and shit

Oh my GOD, I love gothic horror!!

Also, Robert Eggers I am begging you to PLEASE do an adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray!!

As a film about Bob Dylan, this is easily one of the better musical biopics. However as a movie about folk music, it’s absolutely electric (no pun intended)!

Luca Guadagnino swung for the fences on this one and absolutely hit it out of the park! An absolute tragedy being led by maybe Daniel Craig’s best performance yet (his whole post-007 run so far has been incredible). Can’t believe this duo might be giving us DC’s Sgt. Rock soon!!

Jury switched up more times than the lightning quality

Praying for all these people to TOUCH SOME GRASS OH MY GOD

I haven’t watched this in years to the point where I kind of didn’t what I was getting in to. And while, yes, aspects of this are dated, my theory that I would appreciate the comedy of this film more as an adult than child was true. So many sequences in this film are absolutely priceless and “The Old Man” is somehow the standout character for me. I also forgot how much my family quotes this movie, such as…

“My mother hasn’t had a hot meal in 15 years”
“Frah-gee-lay”
“A plus plus plus”

Anyway, so glad I revisited this and will again soon!!

This movie sucked, but Terry Silver was so unserious and I love him for that

This reminds me of Steve Martin (don’t worry about it)

• The Haunting of Hill House
• The Life of Chuck
• Midnight Mass
• Hush
• Gerald's Game
• The Fall of the House of Usher

1. The Life of Chuck
2. Sinners
3. Friendship
4. Thunderbolts*
5. The Monkey
6. Final Destination Bloodlines
7. Mickey 17
8. Until Dawn
9. Warfare
10. Twinless

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Carrie
• The Life of Chuck
• The Monkey
• Cujo

1. Things Could Always Be Worse
2. The Text
3. The Hero's Journey aka My Life aka The Caleb Johnston Story (I'm Caleb)
4. The Call
5. Anyone Else But Me

My favorite endings in film :)

• M
• Citizen Kane
• It's a Wonderful Life
• Some Like It Hot
• The Graduate
• Cabaret
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
• Black Christmas
• Carrie
• The Thing

...plus 25 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Memories of Murder
2. Parasite
3. Mickey 17

• 28 Days Later
• Trainspotting
• Shallow Grave
• Steve Jobs

My top films of each year since I started doing these rankings back in 2019

1. Jojo Rabbit
2. Another Round
3. C'mon C'mon
4. Everything Everywhere All at Once
5. Poor Things
6. I Saw the TV Glow

• The Lighthouse
• Nosferatu
• The Witch
• The Northman

1. I Saw the TV Glow
2. Small Things Like These
3. Strange Darling
4. Nickel Boys
5. Queer
6. Nosferatu
7. The Piano Lesson
8. Dune: Part Two
9. Wicked
10. In a Violent Nature

...plus 33 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Tangerine
2. Anora

1. Queer
2. Challengers

1. Chime
2. Cloud

• BlacKkKlansman
• Do the Right Thing
• Da 5 Bloods
• She's Gotta Have It

1. Seven Samurai

1. The Cremator
2. Cure
3. Kwaidan
4. Rosemary's Baby
5. Demons
6. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
7. Diabolique
8. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
9. Black Swan
10. Seconds

...plus 201 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Poor Things
2. Kinds of Kindness
3. The Killing of a Sacred Deer

• We're All Going to the World's Fair
• A Self-Induced Hallucination

1. Halloween
2. The Thing
3. They Live
4. Assault on Precinct 13

1. Oldboy
2. The Handmaiden
3. Decision to Leave

1. Poor Things
2. Skinamarink
3. The Iron Claw
4. Anatomy of a Fall
5. Oppenheimer
6. The Holdovers
7. May December
8. The Boy and the Heron
9. Killers of the Flower Moon
10. Barbie

...plus 37 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. My Neighbor Totoro
2. The Boy and the Heron
3. Spirited Away

1. Broker
2. Monster

1. The Exorcist
2. Sorcerer

1. The Swan
2. The Royal Tenenbaums
3. Asteroid City
4. Fantastic Mr. Fox
5. Rushmore
6. The Grand Budapest Hotel
7. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
8. Bottle Rocket
9. The French Dispatch
10. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Saw
2. Saw III
3. Saw X
4. Saw II

• Coraline
• ParaNorman

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

• The Silence of the Lambs
• Sid and Nancy
• Taste of Cherry
• Yojimbo
• Rushmore
• Gimme Shelter
• The Royal Tenenbaums
• Dazed and Confused
• La Haine
• My Dinner with Andre

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

1. GoodFellas
2. Raging Bull
3. The Irishman

1. Blue Velvet
2. Eraserhead

1. Irreversible
2. Vortex

1. Wendy and Lucy

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once
2. RRR
3. Nope
4. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
5. We're All Going to the World's Fair
6. Bodies Bodies Bodies
7. The Batman
8. Vortex
9. After Yang
10. The Menu

...plus 25 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Full Metal Jacket
2. A Clockwork Orange

1. Jojo Rabbit
2. Joker
3. Rocketman
4. The Lighthouse
5. Knives Out
6. Klaus
7. Marriage Story
8. Ready or Not
9. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
10. Midsommar

...plus 14 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Funny Games
2. Caché

1. Dazed and Confused
2. School of Rock

1. C'mon C'mon
2. The Green Knight
3. Dune
4. Zola
5. Luca
6. tick, tick... BOOM!
7. Spider-Man: No Way Home
8. The Power of the Dog
9. The Suicide Squad
10. Bo Burnham: Inside

...plus 18 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Sound of Metal
2. The Trial of the Chicago 7
3. Da 5 Bloods
4. The Boys in the Band
5. I'm Thinking of Ending Things
6. Soul
7. Never Rarely Sometimes Always
8. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
9. Get Duked!
10. Yes, God, Yes

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.