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The Finest Hours
2016
Absolutely wild that I had no idea this movie even existed a week ago despite its relatively recent release, cast. . . . .
Rating: ★★★★
Jurassic Park
1993
Is this the most satisfying deus ex machina in film?
Rating: ★★★★★
Last Breath
2019
Wild how the film adaptation of this documentary doubled the amount of bailout oxygen and shortened the time he was. . . . .
Rating: No rating
Last Breath
2025
I enjoyed this quite a bit. It's simple, straight-forward, no subplots or dilly-dallying. You're with the main throughline the whole. . . . .
Rating: ★★★½
Only the Brave
2017
The American-ness of this movie is grating on a rewatch, but the drama still holds up well enough. What I. . . . .
Rating: ★★★½
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009
One of the most legitimately funny movies of the century with tremendous performances from Mr. T and James Caan, but. . . . .
Rating: ★★★★½
How 'Jaws' Changed the World
2012
Almost completely useless.
Rating: No rating
Playing with Sharks
2021
Wild how they just blame "China" for shark finning, as if that explains everything – all you need to know. . . . .
Rating: No rating
Cruel Jaws
1995
Unreasonably terrible. Makes Jaws 4 look like Andrei Rublev.
Rating: ½
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
Gotta love how they claim the story is a criticism of capitalism, and then unironically fawn over how the film. . . . .
Rating: No rating
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
A flawed masterpiece if there ever was one. This makes so much more sense after watching Andor. The last 45. . . . .
Rating: ★★★★½
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
This will be a review of Andor, Season 2. Spoilers below. Now that the series is over (after only two seasons?), I. . . . .
Rating: No rating
Brian's Song
1971
Outrageously melodramatic and outdated (almost comedically so), but still emotionally effective thanks to the great performances of, and chemistry between,. . . . .
Rating: ★★★
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005
What Enron did that was so bad, to the plutocrats running the country, was being too open about how shitty. . . . .
Rating: No rating
Jaws 3-D
1983
Not nearly as bad as its rating suggests.
Rating: ★★★
Jaws 2
1978
Underrated John Williams score that is on par or potentially superior to the first film's.
Rating: ★★★½
Take Shelter
2011
Still among the greatest movies ever made.
Rating: ★★★★★
Jurassic World Rebirth
2025
This review may contain spoilers. Garbage-tier writing aside, this is a fun, stupid little romp. I liked the adrift family stuff. . . . .
Rating: ★★★
Grizzly Man
2005
Just imagine if this guy was actually cast as Woody on Cheers.
Rating: No rating
9/11
2002
Incredibly harrowing. Perhaps the best documentary on Operation Northwoods that I've seen yet.
Rating: No rating
An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th
2024
Not very informative. Worse yet is how it handwaves legitimate questions like who is John Doe #2, and why did. . . . .
Rating: No rating
Jaws
1975
Watched on Friday June 13, 2025.
Rating: ★★★★★
The Shining
1980
Watched on Sunday June 8, 2025.
Rating: ★★★★★
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
Review of Andor: Season 1, the most explicitly left-wing show you are likely to ever see come from anywhere outside. . . . .
Rating: No rating
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
2023
What the fuck is this...? Worst film in the series up to this point by a country mile. Hiring the cinematographer. . . . .
Rating: ★½
Cinderella Man
2005
The exact type of mediocrity and ruling-class propaganda you'd expect from Ron Howard, who wants you to believe that attempting. . . . .
Rating: ★★
The Cutting Edge
1992
From the director of Kazaam, and the writer of Andor, comes a formulaic yet charming film that probably should not. . . . .
Rating: ★★★
Queen of the Ring
2024
Undeniably silly but in a charming way. Brazenly rewrites history, leaves out key figures, and is (perhaps intentionally) vague about. . . . .
Rating: ★★★
Daylight
1996
Showing its age in both a good and bad way, but this is still a strong effort all around. I. . . . .
Rating: ★★★
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Pretty hard to watch this and come away not understanding why John Steinbeck was a card-carrying communist. Even harder to. . . . .
Rating: ★★★★
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
This sucks. It's held up not quite as well as rancid milk spilled on a hot rock in the Arizona. . . . .
Rating: ★★
Twisters
2024
Why is this actually pretty good? It is not without flaw, however. This dude wants to help people by studying tornadoes. . . . .
Rating: ★★★
Contagion
2011
Almost hilarious to watch this after living through an actual pandemic. No one in any position of power or authority. . . . .
Rating: ★★★
Smile 2
2024
So, this was actually pretty fucking awesome. I appreciate that it's simply called Smile 2. The character work is great,. . . . .
Rating: ★★★★
Passenger 57
1992
Not sure what I appreciated more – the outrageously funky score, or all the glorious 90's haircuts. Points subtracted for the. . . . .
Rating: ★★★
Full Metal Jacket
1987
I would still rank this near the bottom of Kubrick's filmography since it doesn't really function as a narrative, the. . . . .
Rating: ★★★★
Earthquake
1974
This is such a 1970s movie, and also has some of the best practical effects in film history. An underrated. . . . .
Rating: ★★★★
Chaos: The Manson Murders
2025
Didn't go into enough detail about some of the connections, such as Jolly West being Manson's psychiatrist, or that he. . . . .
Rating: No rating
Into the Wild
2007
Why do we need a movie about this random idiot rich fuck? It's decently made, albeit by one of the. . . . .
Rating: ★★½
In the Name of the Father
1993
Man, just...fuck the British.
Rating: ★★★½
The Bravest
2019
Totally a Chinese Bay Michael film, but with some honestly affecting moments, especially in the final 45 minutes or so.. . . . .
Rating: ★★★
Getting LOST
2024
Decent doc. Reminded me of how much I enjoyed the show.
Rating: No rating
The Climbers
2019
I, too, would climb to the top of Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng for Zhang Ziyi.
Rating: ★★★½
The Swimmers
2022
Incredibly emotional and moving film, with one main problem – it's not honest about why the "Syrian civil war" (really. . . . .
Rating: ★★★½
Key Largo
1948
Watched on Saturday March 1, 2025.
Rating: ★★★★
Leap
2020
Winner of the 33rd Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture in 2020 (the empire's equivalent would be the Academy Awards).. . . . .
Rating: ★★★★
The First Omen
2024
This review may contain spoilers. I feel like there is a good movie hiding behind the quality craft of this film,. . . . .
Rating: ★★½
Cliff Walkers
2021
Might take a second viewing to fully grasp who was on who's side, which will no doubt be rewarding. This. . . . .
Rating: ★★★★
The Damned
2024
That is definitely Iceland, although the fisherman's cabin is 10x too large for a crew of about 8 people. Eileen. . . . .
Rating: ★★★½
Blitz
2024
Far better than its reputation would suggest, but that is to be expected when the popular reviews speak preponderantly of. . . . .
Rating: ★★★★
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
198 hr
Hearts of Iron IV
97 hr
Soundpad
60 hr
Squad
55 hr
Pro Soccer Online
53 hr
Bodycam
50 hr
Raft
48 hr
Blender
46 hr
eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATE
45 hr
Manor Lords
40 hr
Mount & Blade: Warband
28 hr
A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
19 hr
Wallpaper Engine
10 hr
RISK: Global Domination
3 hr
Sons Of The Forest
2 hr
Total War: ATTILA
2 hr
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
2 hr
Human Fall Flat
1 hr
Fistful of Frags
1 hr
Scribble It!
1 hr
Half-Life
1 hr
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