Obdurate
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Bio: I have a twitter: https://twitter.com/flickmetictyler
I even occasionally tweet.
Here's a big long empty space to symbolize the void in my soul.
Anything 51 and up is a recommendation, meaning you aren't wasting your time seeing it. Anything between 51-79 ranges from mediocre to very good. Anything 80+ is what I call a "Great Movie" and it's a must-see and is awesome to various degrees. Anything that's a 50 is something that I'm a fence sitter on (meaning I'm too useless to actually be able to make up my god damn mind) so it could go either way. 49 and under means you should avoid. Under 10 means I was probably raped by the movie or, at the very least, fondled. Despite the effort I've put into explaining my rating system, numbers are fairly often chosen at random (well, maybe my gut feeling) so I might actually like a movie I rated 75 more than an 85, I just really can't be bothered to go back and constantly re-do my ratings.
I even occasionally tweet.
Here's a big long empty space to symbolize the void in my soul.
Anything 51 and up is a recommendation, meaning you aren't wasting your time seeing it. Anything between 51-79 ranges from mediocre to very good. Anything 80+ is what I call a "Great Movie" and it's a must-see and is awesome to various degrees. Anything that's a 50 is something that I'm a fence sitter on (meaning I'm too useless to actually be able to make up my god damn mind) so it could go either way. 49 and under means you should avoid. Under 10 means I was probably raped by the movie or, at the very least, fondled. Despite the effort I've put into explaining my rating system, numbers are fairly often chosen at random (well, maybe my gut feeling) so I might actually like a movie I rated 75 more than an 85, I just really can't be bothered to go back and constantly re-do my ratings.
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| 70 41% | Immaculate (2024) - Rated 16 Apr 2024
"Sweeney isn't quite there yet, giving a mostly great performance with some minor flaws. But she's clearly passionate. Shot well. Good story that does something a bit different with a concept/premise we've seen a lot, not that it's shocking or whatever. It's not the scariest horror movie ever, but I'll take this 10/10 times over a lot of other horror because at least it has a brain and some atmosphere."
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| 65 29% | Civil War (2024) - Rated 13 Apr 2024
"The apolitical nature of it is annoying because it's a political concept, so to not explore it comes across as spineless, rather than meaningful commentary on how destructive divisiveness can be. Vague to the point of nothingness, a movie about civil war with little bite. As just a film, it's shot well, acted well, and had some great moments (and even a bit of comedy). The final push is TENSE. But there are also weird musical tonal shifts that undercut scenes. Shallow but entertaining."
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| 70 41% | Wicked Little Letters (2023) - Rated 12 Apr 2024
"I've become a fan of Buckley these last few years. She's wonderful, handling the emotional bits near the end and the sassiness/vulgarity the rest of the time. It's nice seeing her have fun with some material. The mystery here loses its way fairly early but the script is fun and the premise is fantastic (I know it's based on a true story). Maybe not as funny as one would hope, but I laughed some. Just a good time."
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| 90 91% | Baby Assassins 2 Babies (2023) - Rated 05 Apr 2024
"It's like the first, so it's two obnoxious teenage assassins going about their life and then they have to kill some people. This is not a criticism. These are lovable shitheads because their chemistry is on point and the dialogue feels genuine, which is made better given the assassin context. You actually feel like this is what a teenage assassin would act like. And when the action hits, its got its own flavour, but approach this more as a comedy with SOME action. You'll enjoy it more that way."
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| 40 8% | The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024) - Rated 03 Apr 2024
"I'll give it its flowers first: There's decent performances, a couple jokes that work, and a premise that COULD be used to explore something interesting. From an entertainment perspective, it's not the worst movie. I'm almost never this guy because people throw the word around too much, but this is racist. This is absolutely vile. "What's the most dangerous animal on the planet? White people." And no, it doesn't grow from there. This panders to the worst of the racial social commentary sphere."
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| 75 53% | The Master and Margarita (2023) - Rated 03 Apr 2024
"It doesn't do a great job of showing Master's mental breakdown. Sure, it happens, but he doesn't wear it. Woland's crew is fantastic and the movie got better whenever they were on screen. Diehl was the best performance. Gorgeous cinematography. Some inspired scenes. Decent enough romance but I had a hard time connecting and following the story (though that might be me being stupid). Also, some of this could have been trimmed."
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| 90 91% | Molli and Max in the Future (2023) - Rated 31 Mar 2024
"I loved this. The low budget doesn't hold it back, and I think gives it a charming old sci-fi feel. Wonderful chemistry between the two leads while they're delivering heartfelt/funny/snappy/clever/realistic dialogue. And that's what this movie needed because the camera doesn't move. It's not The Shape of Romcoms to Come, in that it doesn't alter the formula, but the sci-fi aesthetics and little lore tidbits allow it to be playful and FUN with the central romcom conceit."
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| 40 8% | Imaginary (2024) - Rated 31 Mar 2024
"The little girl does solid work. This also isn't the corniest horror movie I've ever seen. Hell, there's even a few scenes I like. But this is very generic and lacks any real atmosphere, which means it doesn't have much in the way of scares. There's a bit of heart here in the revelation with the father but that's also nothing special. There are worse horror entries but this will fade into nothingness."
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| 60 23% | Easter Bloody Easter (2024) - Rated 29 Mar 2024
"Watching rabbits demolish the citizens is worth the price of admission alone, but this isn't a bad low budget horror comedy. Many of the jokes don't land but a few do, and the gore is decent. There's a whodunit aspect which makes the plot a little more interesting. Also, props for making rabbit's blind spot a key plot point and for destroying the woman who hates rabbits. I was entertained, but I also have a rabbit bias and wish the rabbits won. Better comedy would have elevated this."
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| 45 12% | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) - Rated 25 Mar 2024
"I'm not going to say I HATE it but I don't recommend it. There's some decent nostalgia here for those who need it, for sure, and it's put together competently. It just feels lifeless. I didn't see Afterlife and I'm not a massive Ghostbusters fan in general, but at least the original was FUN. And if you're going to be serious, make characters/situations worth investing in."
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