Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Christine 1983

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 01 Oct 2023

  One of John Carpenter’s best films, one of the best films based on Stephen King’s work, one of the best horror films of the ‘80s…one of the best films!

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  Saw V 2008

  ★★★½ Watched 01 Oct 2023

  Woke up this morning with the sudden desire to fill in my blind spots in the Saw franchise. After a bit of research I determined that the only ones I hadn’t seen were this one and Saw: The Final Chapter (aka Saw 3D, which at first I thought was an entirely different movie) and I’ll check that one out tomorrow in time to see Saw X on Tuesday!

  I don’t know if it’s just nostalgia or that it’s almost Halloween or…

Popular reviews

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  Evil Dead 2013

  ★★★★★ Watched 04 Apr 2013 28

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

  I've got way too many feelings (all of them positive) stirring around inside of me having just seen this phenomenally entertaining remake/tribute to write a proper review, so I'm just going to list some of the many things I love about it.

  I love...

  1. ...the fact that it pays significant tribute to both 1981's landmark EVIL DEAD and 1987's absurdly creative EVIL DEAD II, in a number of interesting ways while also containing many great surprises of its own.…

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  The Fly 1986

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 08 Sep 2013 15

  It's been a Cronenberg family kind of day, what can I say?

  How can a movie simultaneously be one of the most viscerally disturbing monster movies ever AND one of the most heartbreaking, tragic love stories of the 1980s? It's a rarity to find a movie that hits so squarely on all intended marks (scares, suspense, gross-out moments, special effects, emotional intensity...), but David Cronenberg's still-stunning remake of THE FLY (oh yeah, it's also one of the greatest remakes of…