auritech
Film Freak
Member Since: 23 Jul 2006
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Age: 46
Bio: Films: I don't watch as many movies as I used to, but when I do see something that strikes a chord, I make a note of it. I watch a lot more Japanese films these days and consume a diet of Marvel films, for better or worse. But I have heart!!! I hope....
Games: As a voracious consumer of games and its history, I will play anything and I buy too many games on Steam. I won't review anything I didn't finish though!
Games: As a voracious consumer of games and its history, I will play anything and I buy too many games on Steam. I won't review anything I didn't finish though!
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The Belko Experiment (2017) - Rated 19 Jun 2025
"While from the trailer you think "ah, this could be an interesting movie" based on the premise alone, with a screenplay by James Gunn, instead it turns out to be fairly rote and dull, even with all the head explosions and whatnot. The only unexpected things tends to be who gets killed and when, but that doesn't make it more interesting, because the ends are the same anyway. Still, I don't regret having seen it, but it was disappointing and boring."
Captain America: Brave New World (2025) - Rated 21 Apr 2025
"As an unrepentant viewer of the MCU, this movie sucked. There were a few things about it that were nice (Anthony Mackie was good), and the fact that this was a covert sequel to the Edward Norton Incredible Hulk film was cute, but overall, this is what people complain about when they complain about the MCU. It tried to be several movies at once, but succeeded at none. It's not Black Widow bad, but it's down there. Also: dude, Sabra??? You put Sabra in your movie?!?! Read the room, sheesh."
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) - Rated 04 Aug 2024
"I'll give it this: it's funny, clever, full of some great performances, and at times, even heartwarming. But it really, really outstays its welcome; it keeps going on and on when it doesn't have to, and the whole overall message of "family r important!" is so cloying that it eroded what I thought of the movie by the end. I don't fault those who thought it was brilliant but I didn't share the opinion."
Bushwick (2017) - Rated 13 Apr 2024
"I don't quite know why everyone hates this movie, but I thought it was my jam. A chaotic ride through a otherwise normal day? I dug it a lot. Script maybe wasn't always on point because of how simple it was, but I didn't mind it too much. They did certainly tried to make it look one-take but the way they stitched the takes was a tiny bit obvious, but otherwise I appreciated the approach. Otherwise, I'll enjoy this movie while everyone else doesn't have to."
The New Mutants (2020) - Rated 25 Mar 2024
"While not as utterly dire as the stories coming out of production would lead one to believe, it's not that good either. This attempt to make a teen horror movie out of the origin story does no favor for its actors or the source material, and there's a lot of discombobulated elements that make it just feel ultimately silly. Also, two scenes are telegraphed by playing clips from Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show. Why? Anya Taylor-Joy is fun though."
Guardians (2017) - Rated 16 Jan 2024
"For all the complaints contemporaries have with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you can't deny that there was some effort put into it to build the world all the superheroes inhabit. It's the reason why pretenders fail. In the case of this Russian film, a pretty novel concept falls apart because, I guess, the director saw all those movies and thought "I can do that!" and convinced people with money to fund it and it turns out, no, you can't. The tryhard attitude is its charm, and its failure."
The Empire in Africa (2006) - Rated 14 Aug 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) - Rated 24 Jul 2023
"Throughout most of the film, I was really excited for it and really pleased to see what was going on, from obscure deep dives into Marvel history, to the relationship between Gwen and Miles. But then it kept going, and going, and going (it's unnecessarily long), then suddenly you get a "TO BE CONTINUED!" title card and that really frustrated me. I'm sure my opinion can be raised a little in the future when the third installment is out, but for now, you get both my joy AND my disappointment."
Knowing (2009) - Rated 23 May 2022
"Nicolas Cage is fun, and I liked how they followed through with the ending, but other than that it's not much to write home about. Will not hurt to watch, but you won't gain anything from it."
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - Rated 15 Jan 2022
"A brilliant tribute to the legacy of Spider-Man films with a small nod to where it's going, it's a lot of fun to watch everything come back together, and it very nearly almost redeems a couple of not so good movies in the process! I really enjoyed it. Bonus points: seeing it in the cinema and hearing gasps from the audience when certain people appear."
