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Emerald Fennell's movies is what TikTokers would make if they were directors.

I skipped everything after the first act of Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) and fastforwarded straight to the ending and didn't miss a thing.

Does Netflix even try?

Bring Her Back (2025) is great until the third act when it decided not to commit to its sinister premise.

The way Ellie is dumbed down and sidelined in TLOU S2. Were the writers sabotaging her to make people root for Abby?

If Kaitlyn Dever pulls it off in S3, Bella Ramsey won't survive this show.

Fountain of Youth (Guy Ritchie 2025) is plagued with the worst of straight-to-streaming movies

- lazy trite inane writing
- expository dialogues in every scene
- zero chemistry
- brute forced charisma

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Mike Flanagan’s ‘Carrie’ TV Series Eyes Summer H. Howell for Lead Role (EXCLUSIVE) Summer H. Howell is nearing a deal to star in Mike Flanagan's upcoming "Carrie" TV series at Amazon in the title role, Variety has learned.

So we're gonna have another Carrie adaptation that doesn't get the point of Carrie.
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I was invested in The Gorge until it turned into a discount Resident Evil.

Megalopolis is slightly less bad if you see it as a bizarre reality show about a family.

As per tradition, the latest Jason Statham movie is titled "A Working Man".

I suppose its aptly generic yet slightly more mysterious compared to "The Construction Foreman"

Of course, people on socials are misinterpreting the Nosferatu movie for their daddy kink. 🙄

I hope anyone who wins from Emilia Pérez *knock on wood* gets the full brunt of the Oscar curse.

Last Summer (2023/Breillat) > Babygirl (2024/Reijn).

You know you're getting old when you just wanna chill to jazzy pop songs.

Japanese city pop got me hooked lately.

If Acrobatic Silky's backstory got you bawling, oh boy Dandadan has more pain in store for you.

Memoir of a Snail (2024/Elliot) is the first movie I put in my Top 10 Movies of 2024. If you're a movie masochist, watch it back to back with Mary and Max (2009) from the same director. #filmsky 🎥

Where are the anime watchers and WOC critics at?

Currently Watching: The Beast (2024/Bonello)

Juror #2 (2024/Eastwood) is nicely shot and well-acted but too many contrivances and stereotypes sap it of the suspense and tension it needs to be engaging and memorable. #filmsky 🎥

Things Will Be Different (2024/Felker) has a believable lo-fi premise fit for a low-budget sci-fi, but its repetitive slog of vagueness and underdeveloped characters make it a tedious watch. #filmsky 🎥

JGL is probably gonna spend the rest of his life explaining why Tom is the villain in 500 Days of Summer.

I'm funemployed for screener season!

Watching:Juror #2

You've watched more Karl Urban movies than you know because he has a different haircut depending on the genre.

Asking for help from fellow film critics and cinephiles.

I'm thinking of changing my blog name, a word that means or relates to something that's quick, punchy and unpretentious.

For some reason I keep thinking stir-fry, because it makes quick tasty dishes lol

Suggestions?

Searching for a day job and LinkedIn posts are unhinged. One post started with her tits being painful then pivoted it into a business advice about jargon. 🙃

It's amazing how you don't need to have a blue checkmark for people to follow you.

We as a society need to get over the fact that Jack had to die in Titanic. It's for emotional impact. There's always someone who argues about making room on the door every year.

He doesn't belong in Kimmel's Handsome Men's Club, much less this.

Love the energy Daniel Craig is bringing to the incredibly annoying Bond questions during the QUEER press tour

Armand (2024/Tondel) will intrigue indie filmgoers with atmosphere and performances, but nothing else. It's an accusation drama limited by its narrative device.