thatyoungm
Film Freak
Member Since: 11 Apr 2010
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Age: 39
Bio: Watcher of movies.
Director of other movies.
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Director of other movies.
I make things with www.featuringeverybody.com.
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The Unbreakable Boy (2025) - Rated 13 Aug 2025
"Truly a disappointing film. Making a movie about a boy with autism and choosing to make the dad the hero of the story is certainly a choice. There's a lot of the expected cliche scenes that most faith-based dramas have, but the real offensive thing here is how the movie often treats Austin, the autistic young boy, as a prop to cure the parents' marital problems and the dad's battle with alcoholism. And that's not to mention that it stars Zachary Levi, a notorious autism/vaccine conspiracist."
Black Hawk Down (2001) - Rated 13 Aug 2025
"In context, I can get some of the negativity towards this movie, especially in today's political climate, but I think it accomplishes what it sets out to do, which is to portray the brotherhood of soldiers in battle. Scott knows how to direct action scenes and there's a kinetic chaos that continues to expand throughout the entire movie as the mission goes from bad to worse to even worse."
The Monkey (2025) - Rated 11 Aug 2025
"The beginning of an idea, but that's about it. There's a fascinating premise buried in the Monkey and the short story it is based on and I do think that the movie does some interesting things thematically around the concept of how we deal with death. However, everything else is just so paper thin. There's some style to the comedic barrage of nonstop gore that holds the first half of the film together, but once we fast forward 25 years, it all becomes so empty and detached."
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) - Rated 11 Aug 2025
"A perfectly acceptable romantic comedy. Thematically, I'm not sure it's aged that well, as it leans pretty hard into gender stereotypes at times, but Hudson and McConaughey have really strong chemistry and comedic timing together, particularly in a climactic scene that results in a drunken duet of "You're So Vain," backed by a bewildered Marvin Hamlisch. Sure, it's stupid at times and convenient, as all romantic comedies can be, but the Hudson/McConnaughey pairing sells it."
Evil Does Not Exist (2024) - Rated 05 Aug 2025
"Like other Hamaguchi films, there is a meditative quality to Evil Does Not Exist, with lots of long, unbroken observational shots and a fantastic extended scene of dialogue during a community development meeting. The movie unfolds like a visual essay, challenging your perception of instinct vs. intent and raising some intriguing moral questions without intentionally driving home a message. Its ambiguity is its highest quality - a movie you can grab a beer and talk about with your friends."
Rounding (2022) - Rated 04 Aug 2025
"Rounding is not as immediately accessible as Alex Thompson's later film Ghostlight, but it does create a thought-provoking and often very dark narrative that surrounds a struggling physician student who becomes obsessed with a unique case. I think there are times when the competing themes don't really coalesce as coherently as they could, but the movie is still fascinating, mainly because of its strong performances and bleak aesthetic."
Memoir of a Snail (2024) - Rated 04 Aug 2025
"An incredibly heartfelt and unique film that is not afraid to lean into an often very drab and ordinary aesthetic to find beauty. This isn't a laugh out loud funny movie, but there are also moments of poignant, observational comedy and some great visual sight gags and set pieces that I think only work because of the quirky stop motion style. This is a movie about pressing on slowly and methodically, like a snail does, presented with so much grace and insight."
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (1999) - Rated 31 Jul 2025
"Matt and Trey do what they do best here - present some of the most offensive material possible, while simultaneously lampooning the people who are offended AND making incredibly prescient and valid points about the nature of censorship and the state of the world in general. It's interesting to see how little the world of 1999 has changed today, although we seem to be offended by new and different things. Biting commentary, couched in poop and fart jokes, and with an amazing soundtrack."
Popeye's Revenge (2025) - Rated 31 Jul 2025
"Every time I come across one of these things, it's getting a 0 out of 100 from me. This is the laziest attempt at a cash grab now that Popeye has entered the public domain. It was obviously rushed out to capitalize on whatever interest (is there any?) that exists in a Popeye-centric horror film and so you get the saddest excuse for a plot, characters, location, dialogue, kills. Basically every essential element of a horror film is here at like 25% effort. I hesitate to call this a movie."
Superman (2025) - Rated 30 Jul 2025
"Hey, sad people who hate this movie - it's ok for movies to be fun. It's ok for movies to be silly. This is a comic book movie. It should be fun and silly, and it is."
