A ★½ review of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) not a successful film. my three year old is satisfied with basically anything that is big and loud on a screen and outside of the yoshi scenes i could see the boredom on her face. quite poor.

59. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - Aaron Horvath, 2026, first watch *.5

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A ★★★ review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) i fear that the bad turtle is going to stick with Holly for a long time

58. The Super Mario Bros. Movie - Aaron Horvath, 2023, rewatch ***

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A ★★★★ review of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) roger deakins 360 windmill yamming it all over this thing. probably the best pitt. really good affleck. so many other guys in this that are huge now and just kind fine to decent in this getting blown ...

57. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Andrew Dominik, 2007, rewatch ****

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A ★★★½ review of Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026) insane the amount of references they packed into this thing. teared up at the needledrop near the end. why the fuck wasn't this in theaters?

56. Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice - BenDavid Grabinski, 2026, first watch ***.5
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A ★★ review of The Good Dinosaur (2015) One of Pixar’s most washed films but because of the massive dino phase Holly is in right now it’s in constant rotation. Opening sequence is fine I guess. Move on, please.

55. The Good Dinosaur - Peter Sohn, 2015, rewatch **

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A ★★★★½ review of The Drama (2026) alana haim the diva that you are pretty much loved this thing. so unexpectedly funny.

54. The Drama - Kristoffer Borgli, 2026, first watch ****.5

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A ★★★★ review of Project Hail Mary (2026) Kind of a miracle how good this ended up being but pump the brakes on this being “the best sci fi in years” as if arrival and ad astra don’t exist. Very good and fun movie though with one of Gosling’s...

53. Project Hail Mary - Phil Lord and Chris Miller, 2026, first watch ****
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A ★★ review of Shot Caller (2017) The rewatchables hype throughout the years for this one was so high that I can’t help but feel a little disappointed. I hate to say this but this, especially with the actors cast here, should have jus...

52. Shot Caller - Ric Waugh, 2017, first watch **

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Reading Delillo’s Libra to end CR month, shoutout CR

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A ★★½ review of The Last Wave (1977) couldn't get on the same (do not say wavelength here) page as this one. some great shots and definitely more than a little lynchian while predating lynch's work but i couldn't buy into the characters ...

51. The Last Wave - Peter Weir, 1977, first watch **.5

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A ½ review of The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) more like poor-poor film

50. The Pout-Pout Fish - Ricard Cusso, 2026, first watch 0.5*
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A ★★★★ review of How to Train Your Dragon (2010) kind of unreal how good the animation and performances are here. holly was so locked in. as was i.

49. How to Train Your Dragon - Chris Sanders, 2010, first watch ****
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unfortunately

My bff

A ★★★½ review of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) do you think sofia coppola likes this do you think damon lindelof loves it do you think zach cregger wants some more of it really interesting premise shot beautifully. like out of this world cuckoo ba...

48. Picnic at Hanging Rock - Peter Weir, 1975, first watch ***.5
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A ★★ review of Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) I blame my friends Andy and Marc for making me see this slop

47. Ready or Not 2 - Radio Silence, 2026, first watch **

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An Undying Love For A Burning World, by Neurosis 8 track album

Hell yeah dude

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🥹🥲 love my little birthday bug

A ★★★ review of The Rainmaker (1997) totally fine and acceptable courtroom drama but it's so weird that basically all post-70s FFC stuff feels so anonymous and workmanlike fare. could have been directed by anyone and it's the guy with fo...

46. The Rainmaker - Francis Ford Coppola, 1997, first watch ***

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A ★★★★½ review of Train Dreams (2025) big trees. never knew trees could get this big. beautiful picture. as a person who hasn't read the novella, i simply just enjoyed this movie and didn't shit my pants over dude changing the ending or w...

45. Train Dreams - Clint Bentley, 2025, first watch ****.5

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A ★★★★ review of The Secret Agent (2025) there are parts of this i didn't love (i get what the whole leg thing is standing in for and symbolizing but it just didn't make for super engaging filmmaking) but there are three scenes in this that ...

44. The Secret Agent - Kleber Filho, 2025, first watch ****

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A ★★★★★ review of It Was Just an Accident (2025) some of the best shots you'll ever see in your life in this thing, that also has totally harrowing sequences and big flowing dresses and lots of laughs. not to speak in memes but this really is total ...

43. It Was Just An Accident - Jafar Panahi, 2025, first watch *****

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A ★★★★ review of The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) Cuckoo bananas movie that really worked for me. The plot and general mechanics of the script feel like they are kept together in a soggy paper bag but who gives a fuck the cars go vroom and smoosh eac...

42. The Cars That Ate Paris - Peter Weir, 1974, first watch ****

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A ★★★★ review of Hoppers (2026) genuinely thrilling and unhinged movie. a true sicko made this for all ages. the fucking council sequence is out of this world. bobby moynihan ruled even though i thought it was judge john hodgman for...

41. Hoppers - Daniel Chong, 2026, first watch ****

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A ★★ review of Dead Man (1995) absolutely HATED this chapter of red dead redemption 2 cool black and white photography. awesome neil young score. love robert mitchum's voice. fuck outta here with everything else. i don't think jarm...

40. Dead Man - Jim Jarmusch, 1995, first watch **

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