semioticus

I don't know why Nolan can't do exposition right, but he just can't. Once you get past that initial 30-minute cringy info download, it's a good movie. Film's strongest point is how it's actually an "adaptation", I liked the modern twist on Odysseus's personality. The rest is a Nolan movie, visually always impressive but uneven at times.

77 _60%

It Was Just an Accident (2025) - Rated 08 Mar 2026

Good movie overall. Apt balance of thriller and comedy. Some scenes are a little ham-fisted, and the dialogues get a little clumsy in a couple of high-tension scenes. It fees like the entire movie was made for the ending, and you know what, that's well-deserved.

76 _56%

Weapons (2025) - Rated 02 Mar 2026

Solid, solid movie. Some of the writing and scene choices feel pointless in the end, but the narrative structure, acting and setting is very nicely executed. Definitely rewatchable.

83 _83%

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) - Rated 17 Feb 2026

Extraordinary performance by Rose Byrne. Holy cow. Just wow. It's also a very fresh take on maternal challenges, some very smart directorial choices help nail that home. It is not didactic at all, it's just a brilliant observational piece on what happens when someone is on the verge of collapse. I guess it's fair to call this an underrated movie at this point.

82 _79%

Marty Supreme (2025) - Rated 22 Jan 2026

Uncut Gems energy, Coen-Tarantino lovechild of a screenplay, quite good acting (even Kevin O'Jerky is pretty good). Any movie that succeeds in making you kinda care about worthless pricks is a good movie.

76 _56%

Sorry, Baby (2025) - Rated 18 Jan 2026

Not the most original story, but a different and dare I say refreshing way of telling it for sure. I like how it tackles how one can process trauma: It isn't always instant depression, grief and a full understanding of what happened to you. You go through many, many stages.

89 _93%

Adolescence (2025) - Rated 12 Jan 2026

72 _39%

Eddington (2025) - Rated 05 Jan 2026

Not as tidy as other Aster films. Great acting, and the story goes as batshit as you'd probably expect, but politically it's all over the place. It feels like Aster wanted to present a "screenshot" of the US rather than drive a point, but that approach doesn't work as well as it does in a, say, old Coen Brothers movie.

76 _56%

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) - Rated 05 Jan 2026

It's a Knives Out movie. If you liked the previous installations, you'll like this as well.

73 _45%

KPop Demon Hunters (2025) - Rated 05 Jan 2026

Stylistically pleasant to look at, some true bangers, pays homage to classic animes and has some meta humor. It's fun, but it isn't the breath of fresh air I thought it was going to be.