The Beast
Celluloid Junkie
Member Since: 05 Dec 2015
Bio: Gary Oldman, Daniel Day Lewis, John Malkovich, James Spader, Kurt Russell, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tim Roth
Charleze Theron, Judi Dench, Jodie Foster, Helen Mirren, Anne Hathaway, Francis McDormand,
Charleze Theron, Judi Dench, Jodie Foster, Helen Mirren, Anne Hathaway, Francis McDormand,
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Gone Baby Gone (2007) - Rated 26 Aug 2025
F1: The Movie (2025) - Rated 26 Aug 2025
"Fun, and requires no knowledge of F1 rules and regulations to enjoy thanks to gratuitous exposition delivered via their headsets. A bit derivative of other modern racing movies, to the point where the magical turnaround when everything just starts working without any changes offers a refreshing change of pace. Actors deliver, the cars are given room to breathe, they didn't even bother to try risking it with F1 drivers doing ANY acting whatsoever, and it ultimately makes for an entertaining film."
Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019) - Rated 26 Aug 2025
The Phoenician Scheme (2025) - Rated 26 Aug 2025
Weapons (2025) - Rated 26 Aug 2025
"Pretty average. Checks the boxes: callbacks, motifs, themes -they edit it to be from multiple perspectives, each following the 'sins' of one character but it just doesn't hold much weight. From the light opening melody to the goofy Naruto running - I just couldn't care less what happened to these kids. The witch's stick snapping is... mild. One headbutting scene aside, I felt this was a pretty bland film. They glaze over their finer details to make it run smoothly, and it shows. Like a blobfish."
Friendship (2025) - Rated 25 Aug 2025
"Maybe it just didn't land for me on the first viewing? Coming out as mid to me, with frenetic editing, pointless - truly meaningless references, disappointing characters, and an unsatisfying plot. Some good yucks along the way, but who are this guy's friends anyway? Jeez. Lighten up guy."
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) - Rated 21 Aug 2025
Alien: Earth (2025) - Rated 18 Aug 2025
"Abandons most all of the Alien franchise to be a Prometheus x Blade Runner spinoff where the cast crash full-speed (actively accelerating even - in a spaceship) into earth. Writing feels backwards; putting cool setpieces first & filling in the 'logic' later. They force in contrived characters and fantastic scenarios to justify re-presenting the same questions Ridley's been asking for *four and a half decades* of drawing out one great original film. Rule of cool... it's still an awesome aesthetic"
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) - Rated 18 Aug 2025
"A disappointing final chapter to the franchise. Largely repetitive - swap helicopter jumping for biplanes, always a bomb defused last second, and yet another 'the one' brunette who will inevitably disappear only to be retroactively legitimized. At some point the 'homages' became recycling full scenes and core plot points. The two-film climax fizzles out with surprisingly little resistance from the Entity or Gabriel, and the team simply smirking and walking off in the finale fit my own feelings."
America: The Motion Picture (2021) - Rated 16 Aug 2025
