There is a musical number scene in this film that feels truly like generational filmmaking that will be remembered with the greats. Like Ray Liotta walking through the restaurant in Goodfellas or the drumming finale of Whiplash or the fireworks finale of Blow-Out. Had me feeling like Jessie floating up in Breaking Bad it was incredible. Sinners is a easy early contender for my favorite film of the year. It blends genres so well and with such a mature writing…

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Crazy to think I've never seen Wall-e fully. Just bits and pieces over the years. Safe to say Ratatouille has been dethroned as my favorite Pixar film. This was an incredible experience. So lovely and sweet. I love the ideas and story here it is executed perfectly. Gorgeous visuals and art style as well. I have the criterion 4k disc of this and it is stunning on a nice display. Love…

So close to being great but misses the mark in one big category for me. Half the musical scenes are kind of weak and missing that wow factor that the other half has. If you are gonna go musical, go all the way. This felt like in the first half it was scared to be labeled a musical. I wish it was more bombastic. This brings it down quite a bit for me but overall I still did enjoy it.…

I'm still thinking about this but this might be my 6th favorite mcu project. I liked this more than the original Avengers even. This is a great film. Yelena and Bob are so well written they really carry this film to greatness. Now there is one fault to the film. Basically everyone else is kind of just there. Yes Red Guardian and Walker are prominent characters but they don't really have arcs. Ghost & Bucky even less so. It's not a…

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When this came out I distinctly remember rewatching it like the very next day. I love this film so much. I haven't seen it since then but so glad to say it is just as good as I remember and my 2nd favorite James Gunn Film (closely behind Guardians 1). So much style and it just is a cool kickass film. Great soundtrack, great action, great character moments. Every character has their…

The most fun I've had in a theater this year! It was a small auditorium but packed and people were having a blast with this. It's kind of wild we got 2 movies about beauty standards and body positivity in a week now between this and Uglies. Thank God one of these was not just good, but absolutely fantastic (spoiler alert it's not Uglies). Demi Moore, who I have a very close relationship with (she keeps trying to scam me…

This is such a fun film with a great twist on the Groundhog Day formula. Amazing chemistry between Andy Samberg & Cristin Milioti, she in particular i absolutely adore in this. I love the themes of the film as well. At first being time wasted with ones you love isnt time wasted but later going into fear & depression themes in a very nice manner. I do think the film peaks a bit early. Right at the mushroom trip scene i think…

Nice to see the first 4 star film of 2025 finally pop up. This was a blast though i found it a bit messy in execution. More akin to Okja than Parasite for me. Still a very well made and exicting film. Robert Pattinson is so good in the duel roles. He's very strange but funny which him as a actor excels at. That's a compliment. The stand out though is Mark Ruffalo. He's so damn funny in this and…

One of the most stunning films visually of the year. The colors, the sets, the cinematography, costumes design, even the shadows all look gorgeous with some really paintings coming to life moments all throughout. The cast is flawless. Lily Rose Depp really surprised me with how vicious and unsettling her performance was. Dafoe and Ineson as doctors is great, wish they were my dads. Nicholas Hoult as our fallen protagonist is another incredible role for him in a year that…

The greatest companion piece to Grand Theft Auto IV since it released

Not only exceeded my expectations but left me feeling overwhelmingly profounded by the ending. Such a great subversion to what you expect that it truly feels like a film of a new genre. Like this feels like the defining film of the decade in a way. The way it paints a love story is so intricate but the use of perspective is what we see. Really a story…

2025 52 Directors Challenge

Week 19: Darren Aronofsky

As for each of the director challenge reviews my review will be split into 2 parts. First the film review followed by a director writeup.

Film Review: The appearance of a redemption drama, only to take that away and be a tragedy of a man who only knows one thing, the ring. This was a beautiful film thematically though it is very dark with the themes at hand. Mickey Rourke gives the…

My enjoyment of this is more at a 3.5/5 if im being honest. However by the end of it i was just astonished by the ideas at play in this film. Really just unlike anything you would see in a film from 1940. I also love Henry Fonda in this. Probably my favorite scene is the opening of him hitching a ride it's such a way to catch the audiences attention. Now my issues are mainly its such a direct…