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Nicolas Cage enthusiast, Star Wars Prequels defender, Masters student (in that order)

Favorite films

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • Shrek
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Hot Fuzz

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  • Nope

    ★★★½

  • Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle

    ★★★

  • Singin' in the Rain

  • Alien

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  • The Iron Claw

    The Iron Claw 2023

    ★★★★½ Watched 12 Feb 2024

    “Tonight I walk with my brothers.”

    I’m too sad to write a proper review but I will say that this is one of the finest displays of toxic masculinity and the generational trauma it causes. There’s a section in the middle that felt a little off to me (maybe the editing and pacing) but more than made up for it with the start and the absolutely phenomenal ending.

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018

    ★★★★★ Rewatched 18 Apr 2023

    Ok yeah this film is perfect. No idea why I ever thought it was anything less

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  • Color Out of Space

    Color Out of Space 2019

    ★★½ Watched 11 Aug 2024

    Wow! That was disappointing. 

    I’d been looking forward to seeing this film since its release because Nicolas Cage + Lovecraftian horror sounds like a goddman dream come true. Unfortunately, it’s ‘meh’ at best. The acting from everyone is bad with a capital B for a lot of the runtime, the writing feels amateur, and the concept just isn’t taken far enough in my opinion which leads to a kinda boring mess, even when the climax hits and things get funky…

  • The New Mutants

    The New Mutants 2020

    ★★ Watched 30 Jul 2024

    'We have the X-Men at home.' The X-Men we have at home: 

    While the story is in no way revolutionary, especially from the superhero genre, it’s not a terrible concept. Unfortunately the thing that murders this film and it’s potential is the dialogue and script. It all just feels so wooden and forced. It’s genuinely laughable at points.
    The fact there are only 6 characters in the entire film and we have tragic backstories for our 5 'heroes' and yet…

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  • Monkey Man

    Monkey Man 2024

    ★★★★ Watched 05 Apr 2024

    This movie absolutely rips. 

    I knew I’d love it because it’s a revenge movie but my god is it good. A genuinely fantastic performance from Dev Patel that keeps everything grounded even when he's stabbing dudes in the neck left, right and centre. And beyond all that cool stuff, there’s an equally cool story, and and even more equally cool political commentary that dives into the Indian caste system and religion of the country. 
    If I had to complain I’d say…

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two 2024

    ★★★★ Watched 18 Mar 2024

    Outrageously good as a pure cinematic experience. Even in a regular screening you could feel the floor vibrate at those explosions.

    Takes everything great about the first one, visuals and tone, and improves on them while also adding more of a defined story and character arc for Paul. 
    While it took me a little bit to get fully into it (I don’t know, maybe I wasn’t in the right mood or whatever) I definitely see where all the praise is…

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Studio Ghibli Ranked 24 films

  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Star Wars
  • Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
  • Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
  • Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

Star Wars (Skywalker Saga) Ranked 9 films

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Oscar Best Picture Winners Ranked 25 films

  • Alien: Romulus
  • The Substance
  • Monkey Man
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

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