Brian McGovney

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Favorite films

  • Duel
  • Dark Night of the Scarecrow
  • The Lathe of Heaven
  • Too Many Cooks

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  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    ★★★

  • Flow

    ★★★★½

  • It's a Wonderful Knife

    ★★½

  • Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

    ★★★½

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  • Flow

    Flow

    ★★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    FLOW is fantastic. It's told as a myth, so take my advice and stop trying to figure out what's "really" happening or why early on*, and just settle in for the ride. The somewhat dated-looking CGI gave me pause when I first saw clips of this, but it doesn't dim the power of the story here at ALL. Really fun.

    *Which is not to say I don't HAVE a guess as to what's "really" happening: The moon has been knocked…

  • The Penguin

    The Penguin

    ★★★★

    I still don't know what we're doing here, but this was a well-made and compelling series. It has room to breathe, and for the most part uses it well. Wish they'd used their time as well in THE BATMAN.

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  • Les Vampires: Episode Seven - Satanas

    Les Vampires: Episode Seven - Satanas

    ★★★★

    Excellent warning about phishing scams from 1916 France.

  • The Batman

    The Batman

    ★★★½

    This was a re-watch, because we've been watching THE PENGUIN and wanted to refresh our memory. This is only 2 years old and I barely remembered a thing. Yet I have nothing specific to complain about it except the length, and that it represents several trips too many to the grim 'n' gritty well for this character. Other than that it's pretty good! Raised my rating a star this time.

    Pattinson's Batman is kind of a tool but you can…

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