EvanBenner
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Ouija was one of the blandiest bland movies out there. Absolutely groan-worthy. Leave it to Mike Flanagan to find a story worth telling in a prequel.
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Hemotep
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This is still one of my all time favorites.
The Denmarkian Wonder
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I had seen it once before years ago and could remember most of it except the final 20 min or so. I had absolutely no recollection of any of that so it was a bit like seeing it for the first time.
LeSamourai
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I've still only seen Abre los ojos, I keep meaning to see how this stacks up to it.
The Denmarkian Wonder
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I have not seen that one. Need to check if it’s available on blu-ray.
TenderLovingKiller®
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I enjoyed the music and some of the visuals more than the movie as a whole. Jeff Buckley -“Lover, You Should’ve Come Over”, Radiohead - “Everything In It’s Right Place”, Beach Boys - “Good Viberations”, Spiritualized - “ Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space” are some of my all time favorites.
The Denmarkian Wonder
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Another M(eh)CU. Fortunately things get better after this.
Bennnnn
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I’m not super well versed in anime or anything. Mainly I love Studio Ghibli, and the guys who wrote this book had a podcast covering all Ghibli films (and then a book). This one goes deeper into anime features so I’m hoping to find some stuff I’ve never seen before in here. Right now I’m still early into it so the films all seem pretty simple.
DownIsTheNewUp
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Such a good, depressing listen. Scott is my favorite critic post-Ebert. And I'm 100% with hin on the plague that is Marvel. Sorry, not sorry.
EvanBenner
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Long gone is the Neil Marshall who gave us Dog Soldiers and The Descent. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but The Lair only continues his downward trend from Hellboy and The Reckoning.
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A ★ review of The Lair (2022)
Utterly devoid of entertainment value. Seven minutes in, I realized my jaw was already searching for the shortest path past our floorboards and into the murky mantle beyond. It's as though Marshall and team took all the worst learnings from boring a.f. Hellboy and poorly conceived The Reckoning...
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zomgbear
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Do I need to watch ouija to watch the prequel?
EvanBenner
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Thankfully, no. Origin of Evil as a story is perfectly good as a standalone.
The Denmarkian Wonder
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The Denmarkian Wonder
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The Social Network
A great film about a shitty person and his shitty company.
A great film about a shitty person and his shitty company.
LeSamourai
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It's funny how for a few years there were people saying "it's a great film, but it's way too harsh on poor Zuck." Now it seems kinda prescient.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Except Eisenberg plays him with too much personality. Not nearly stiff or robotic enough in his performance.
The Denmarkian Wonder
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i watched the big short on the plane ride home today, i had never seen it before and only knew that it was about the housing crash. i was pleasantly surprised by the overall presentation including the 4th wall breaking and random cameos, and those style choices are really what elevated the movie for me. it was really enjoyable... then there's the scene at the end where pitt's character scolds the two younger traders for celebrating their success when their success means a ton of people are absolutely fucked, and i just thought that was brilliant- like, i've just enjoyed the last 90 minutes of this movie, which made it real easy for me to root for these guys, yet doing so completely ignores what devastation is coming when they do succeed. the movie got me hook, line, and sinker- of course there is no happy ending here. also, the music chosen for this was great.