RuruSmasher

Bio: My life is a series of movies, mostly comedy, with some tragedy thrown in for good measure. My ratings reflect enjoyment, not some arbitrary standards of 'quality' or 'goodness'.

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85 _50%

Jennifer's Body (2009) - Rated 22 Oct 2026

I am not the same person I was when I first watched this long ago and I really liked it this time. It's a clever dissection of the male gaze, a juicy messy dynamic between queer women, and also exploring abject theory - in how the beautiful body of Jennifer is 'defiled' over and over, something that is transgressive of current norms. Beautiful bodies of women are meant to be looked at and possessed (but not like that, eh??)

33 _3%

Verity (2026) - Rated 19 Oct 2026

My bestie got us tickets for this and then he had a cringe-attack in the reclining seat. We both enjoyed it (I did begrudgingly), though it's really dumb. But also fun. Josh Hartnett acted his heart out, I'm glad he's back, and the ladies were having fun with this schlock as well!

90 _75%

Digger (2026) - Rated 19 Oct 2026

I really liked this. I think AGI (what unfortunate initials in this age) is trying to explore questions like 'can art change the world?' and 'how does one do satire when real things are like *this*?'. There are no good answers. It's not subtle, neither are our times. but it is very rich and layered and really worked for me. Cruise is great (urgh), but Riz Ahmed steals the show. Jesse Plemons finds a new tone of creepy for himself. Loved the sets and mise-en-scene. 'Compliance is freedom', bb.

66 _14%

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) - Rated 19 Oct 2026

Not as great as the first one, but still fun.

90 _75%

The Thing (1982) - Rated 17 Oct 2026

I genuinely gasped and had my mouth open in shock for the bit where confusingly sexy nose-ring doctor tries to resuscitate that other guy.

69 _19%

Ghosts of Mars (2001) - Rated 17 Oct 2026

Actually found this pretty fun, but perhaps unintentionally the themes end up being pretty colonizer vs primitive / savage. Still enjoyed it on a surface level.

63 _11%

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) - Rated 17 Oct 2026

Nostalgia rating, for sure, as this did not hold up after decades. Sarah Michelle Gellar still awesome.

27 _2%

I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) - Rated 17 Oct 2026

Virtually a reskin of the first one, hehe, astonishing level of slop and blandness. One character would say: fuck nostalgia and then hit you with the fan service of her one famous, memed line. I hated it.

85 _50%

Trick 'r Treat (2008) - Rated 17 Oct 2026

Everyone got their just desserts and that feels satisfying in these trying times. It does have some um... dated elements, but all in all, I like it when something I liked when I was way younger still mostly holds up.

81 _38%

Freaky (2020) - Rated 17 Oct 2026

This had no business being this fun, Vince Vaughn as a teenage girl was really good?!?? and even though it's quite funny, it shines in its more earnest moments. Like that great first kiss scene... What's the antithesis of 'no homo'? Cause this was it and it made me giggle.