Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 06 May 2023

  “I love you guys” 

  I knew this would be a banger once the movie started with a Guardians inspired Marvels Studios logo/theme.

  Filled with  James Gunn’s classic crude humor and trademark big heart. Filled with great musical numbers and intergalactic Star War like shenanigans. Which initially inspired Gunn when he made the first Guardians nine years ago. 

  The cast are all on top form and really nail the bickering family vibes. Definitely darker than the usual MCU fare but James Gunn in his final marvel gig really knocked it out of the park. A great farewell to this iteration of the Guradians of the Galaxy.

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  Scream VI 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 09 Mar 2023

  “Who gives a fuck about movies” 

  The sixth installment in this iconic horror series definitely follows the “franchise” rules. And those rules include bigger and more intense set pieces, and more gory kills. Melissa Barrera is better here than the last installment and how lucky is this franchise to capitalize on Jenna Ortega (our current Scream Queen) and Jack Champion after their success last year. I would have liked more kills but wouldn’t mind another chapter with our Core Four.

Popular reviews

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  Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 02 Sep 2021

  Marvel Studios continues its Phase 4 theme of fucked up families and overcoming broken homes like Black Widow before it. 

  But Destin Daniel Cretton’s action packed entry might contain the most thrilling action sequences in the whole MCU. Hong Kong superstar Toney Leung making his US debut, plays an intriguing villain and has the acting chops to back it. 

  The reliance on the MCU formula and over use of CGI in the third act brings this down a little but still this is another entertaining and winning MCU entry with some Asian soul and heart to it.

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  The Green Knight 2021

  ★★★★½ Watched 31 Jul 2021

  David Lowery’s eerie and haunting retelling of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown. Filled with some of my favorite camera shots, cinematography and score of the year so far. 

  Anchored by a strong performance by Dev Patel and featuring some delicious supporting roles from past A24 veterans Alicia Vikander and Joel Edgerton. 

  While it goes over familiar themes of being honest and staying honorable, Lowery does a masterful
  spin of it. With this and Ghost Story, Lowery films are more like experiences which I enjoy. One of the years best so far.