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mm has written 206 reviews for films during 2017.

  • Miss Sloane

    Miss Sloane 2016

    ★★★ Watched 31 Dec 2017

    Just trying to prepare for Molly's Game with some quality Chastain ass-kickery and a screenplay that so desperately wants to be Sorkin-ese.

    Unfortunately, this doesn't have the spark it thinks it has, a flaw that can't be covered up by using some of Sorkin's featured players.

  • Columbus

    Columbus 2017

    ★★★★ Watched 30 Dec 2017

    Wes Anderson + Richard Linklater = Kogonada

    P.S. Haley Lu Richardson is a star. Treat her as such.

  • All the Money in the World

    All the Money in the World 2017

    ★★★★ Watched 29 Dec 2017

    Ridley Scott and Christopher Plummer are the MVP's of 2017 in film.

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2011

    ★★★★★ Rewatched 29 Dec 2017

    Mason’s 4th Annual Harry Potter-thon: Part 8

    Always.

    Just like it is with a lot of my favorite movies, I’m finding the words I want to use to describe this movie hard to come by.

    The end to this story is simply wonderful, and a reminder that the story of Harry Potter is probably the greatest ever told.

    Want proof? Look no further than the penseive scene’s unrelenting emotional gut punches. Or the final shot, which is a sobering reminder…

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010

    ★★★★½ Rewatched 28 Dec 2017

    Mason’s 4th Annual Harry Potter-thon: Part 7

    Maybe we should just stay here, Harry. Grow old.

    Mistakes of the father paid for by the son.

    We’re older now, the light is dim
    And you are only just beginning

    We’re all weeping now, weeping because
    There ain’t nothing we can do to protect you

    Lost innocence.

    Ooh children
    We have the answer to all your fears
    It’s short and simple, it’s crystal clear
    It’s round about, it’s somewhere here
    Lost amongst our winnings

  • The Shape of Water

    The Shape of Water 2017

    ★★★★½ Watched 28 Dec 2017

    I feel like I’ve had this dream before...

    Guillermo Del Toro has allowed us another peek inside his beautiful, slightly twisted mind. The Shape of Water is the most pronounced artistic statement of the year. No question about it.

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009

    ★★★★★ Rewatched 26 Dec 2017 2

    Mason’s 4th Annual Harry Potter-thon: Part 6

    I’m not worried, Harry. I am with you.

    David Yates’s dreamlike, visually arresting, devilishly funny and epic Half Blood Prince will always be in the conversation for my favorite movie in this series.

    I love it soooo much, guys. This is the most “One Perfect Shot” movie of any blockbuster of its time.

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007

    ★★★★½ Rewatched 26 Dec 2017 3

    Mason’s 4th Annual Harry Potter-thon: Part 5

    Things always have a way of coming back to us in the end.

    For whatever reason, Order of the Phoenix is regarded among the worst of the series. Which confuses me just as much if not more than Azkaban being considered one of the best.

    I think this movie is awesome, and one of the most re-watchable of the series. Goldberg’s screenplay does an excellent job at translating less of the book’s plot…

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005

    ★★★★★ Rewatched 26 Dec 2017

    Mason’s 4th Annual Harry Potter-thon: Part 4

    Dark and difficult times are ahead. Soon we must make the choice between what is right and what is easy.

    I have vivid memories of seeing this in the theater when I was 11 or so years old. Even then I knew that this was a perfect movie and in the conversation for my favorite of the series.

    Mike Newell did a hell of a job with the pacing of the movie and…

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004

    ★★½ Rewatched 25 Dec 2017 11

    Mason’s 4th Annual Harry Potter-thon: Part 3

    Turn to page 394.

    Eh, I’ve never really gotten into this one.

    If you pull someone off the street and ask them what their favorite HP movie is, they’ll probably bring this up.

    I think it’s one of the most overrated movies ever and undoubtedly my least favorite in the series. I don’t know when this movie got its illustrious reputation, but it sure as hell didnt happen when I started shitposting my…

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002

    ★★★★ Rewatched 25 Dec 2017

    Mason’s 4th Annual Harry Potter-thon: Part 2

    Amazing! This is just like magic!

    Even though its just as technically proficient as it’s predecessor, Chamber of Secrets is way too long and a touch too self indulgent. 

    Just because you *can* fit in 99% of the book into the movie doesn’t mean you should.

    This story ended up becoming the most important story of the first 3. Which makes it fun for superfans like me see how Horcruxes and the Harry/Voldemort…

  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001

    ★★★★½ Rewatched 25 Dec 2017 6

    Mason’s 4th Annual Harry Potter-thon: Part 1

    Love, Harry. Love.

    This movie is so wonderful. 

    The production design, music, performances and a moody atmosphere make this a truly magical film. And the beginning of the best YA franchise there ever was or will be.

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