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  • Free Fire

    Free Fire 2016

    ★★★½ Watched 20 Apr 2017

    Free Fire is a hilarious, action-packed thriller with some of the most memorable characters 2017 has had to offer.

    The only flaw is that it's held back by its premise, which probably sounded better in a pitch than in execution.

  • Your Name.

    Your Name. 2016

    ★★★★ Watched 16 Apr 2017

    An occasionally murky plot and random annoying music videos don't detract too much from this fresh and immersive story.

  • A Cure for Wellness

    A Cure for Wellness 2016

    ★★★ Watched 15 Feb 2017

    A Cure for Wellness is basically Shutter Island but with more eels and less clarity.

    I would say that the main reason to see this movie is for the direction. Gore's visual sensibilities almost felt wasted on a script that had about 15 minutes more baggage than it needed. The aesthetic and overall production design were jaw-dropping at times fitting in perfectly to the story's maze-like structure.

    On that note, I still don't know what the end of the movie…

  • The Lego Batman Movie

    The Lego Batman Movie 2017

    ★★★ Watched 09 Feb 2017 2

    It looks nice, but things move too goddamn fast for me to really get invested, which is really what I look for in an animated movie.

    I think the bedrock in which these movies are being made on is the manic intensity of the characters, child-like humor, and homages to childhood. Unfortunately, this leaves story at the wayside.

    I can't complain too much about the nuts and bolts of it and the themes it's going for, I just think they…

  • Live by Night

    Live by Night 2016

    ★★½ Watched 15 Jan 2017

    There are some pretty cool moments in Ben Affleck's latest, but there are many others that could put you to sleep.

    At the end of the day, Live By Night is about a relationship between Affleck and Sienna Miller's character. It starts and ends the film for the most part.

    Unfortunately for the movie, it doesn't work AT ALL. If you cut Miller out of the movie and rearrange the plot a little, you'd have a consistently good movie on your hands. Not whatever this is.

  • La La Land

    La La Land 2016

    ★★★★½ Watched 22 Dec 2016

    La La Land is a celebration. A drink held high for anyone who has the nerve to reach for the stars, even if the odds are slim at catching them.

    Right before I saw this, I had an interview in New York City with the company of my dreams. 

    La La Land couldn't have come at a better time.

    Here's to the ones who dream.

    I got the gig, btw :)

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