Nick Forlenza (he/him)

A ★ review of Snow White (2025) Somehow that managed to be worse than I expected. Who exactly was this adaptation made for? Probably a tad too scary for anyone under 10. Definitely too cringe for anyone over the age of 10.  There wa...

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A ★★★½ review of The Substance (2024) Oh my. I was prepared for an extreme last 45 minutes. But that managed to shock me nonetheless. Might be off base but saw homages to some wonderful movies (Requiem for a Dream, The Fly, Alien). You do...

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A ★★★ review of A Real Pain (2024) A solid, simple story. I am most definitely a Kieran Culkin fan, whether TV, movie, or awards speeches. I’ve had a few friends like Benji throughout my life. I definitely resonated with the Benji expe...

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A ★½ review of The Monkey (2025) This one hurts, I was looking forward to seeing what Osgood Perkins did next. There were definitely things I liked. The kills were mostly hilarious and gnarly, well done. Tatiana Maslany was great, wo...

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A ★★★ review of Companion (2025) The family and I have been intrigued by this one since seeing the trailer. Definitely didn’t disappoint, but not a perfect movie. Really enjoyed all the performances. Would’ve liked it if they held on...

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A ★★★★★ review of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 2025 shaping up to be a banner year. 2 months in and I’ve gotten to see my two favorite movies on the big screen this year. Not sure any movie could have a stronger emotional pull back to a specific p...

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A ★★★½ review of Anora (2024) Mikey Madison gave probably my favorite performance of the year, and a number of excellent supporting performances, especially Yura Borisov and Karren Karagulian. Had all the feelings and sometimes le...

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A ★★★★ review of Presence (2024) Love a simple story told in a creative way. It says a lot that I felt as engaged as I was despite its simplicity. Embarrassed to say I didn’t fully get the ending until I sat with it for a bit, but th...

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A ★½ review of The Brutalist (2024) It’s a no for me dawg. The best part of the movie for me was it often made me think of There Will Be Blood. Unfortunately I consistently wished I was watching that masterpiece instead.

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A ★★★½ review of Dream Scenario (2023) Enjoyed that way more than I thought I would. In retrospect it makes a lot of sense that I would enjoy it since it’s kind of Eternal Sunshine, but in reverse.

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A ★★½ review of Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) In what world does an established adult allow himself to commit to spending the weekend with these people

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A ★★ review of Civil War (2024) If that’s a fair representation of how the military treats the press, I’m impressed. Waaaaaaaaaaay more patience, tolerance, and understanding than I show my own children.

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A ★★★ review of In a Violent Nature (2024) Though purposeful, a little slow for me. Great at creating tension, hitting on some classic horror tropes. Love the creative kills.

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A ★★ review of The Invitation (2015) West coast parties not my vibe

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A ★★½ review of Terrifier 2 (2022) Plenty of gore and shock value. Could’ve done without the supernatural bits

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A ★★★ review of Hell House LLC (2015) Still wondering why they couldn’t leave….

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A ★★★½ review of Serpico (1973) Never been one to flaunt my uncircumcised shamrock

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A ★★★½ review of Upgrade (2018) John Wick + The Matrix + Blade Runner = heck of a fun movie  Sadly seems Leigh Whannell is responsible for the Cyber Truck …and John Blackthorne was really good in this

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A ★★★★ review of Midsommar (2019) My son requested to watch this for his birthday. Odd choice for sure, but a wonderful opportunity for me to revisit. Hereditary is still my favorite Aster movie by a stretch, but this offers such a wo...

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A ★★★½ review of Red Rocket (2021) If ever I think of myself as a bad person…

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A ★★★½ review of Wicked (2024) The leads are really really good. Outside of the big musical numbers, the story kind of dragged. The ending was excellent. Matching the emotionality/electricity of the live performance is obviously im...

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I’ve been thinking the exact same thing. Both playing solid Borgen being a dependable presence will unlock some more offense from Miller too.

A ★★½ review of Moana 2 (2024) The kids will like it, even if they won’t walk out singing the songs (how could they, not a catchy hook anywhere to be found). The winky callbacks seem to miss the fact that the whole thing is just an...

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A ★★★★ review of I Saw the TV Glow (2024) Confounding, challenging in the best possible way. So many themes I’ll be chewing on for a while. But most importantly a masterful job of creating uncomfortable emotions. Makes me realize how often I’...

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Of the movies I’ve seen from 2024, this one is my favorite so far.

Not looking to overstate it. Just feel like he’s played tough and dependable D the last 5 games. Low bar right now I know, but right now he’s the Rangers best defenseman not named Adam Fox.

Wasn’t thrilled about the Kakko trade at the time, but Will Borgen is a heck of a defenseman. #NYR #LGR

A ★★★ review of Aftersun (2022) A little slow and was waiting for the other shoe to drop the whole movie (as I’m sure was the intent. Paul Mescal is obviously great, but I was left wanting more. That slowed down Under Pressure hits ...

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A ★★★★ review of Challengers (2024) Enjoyed the first half much more than the second. I know there’s intentional ambiguity in the end, but really what was that?

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A ★★★ review of Nosferatu (2024) Not been this conflicted on a movie in a while. Annoyed by some aspects, absolutely thrilled by/loved others. Lily Rose Depo and Willem Dafoe were standouts. The cinematography stole the show though. ...

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A ★★ review of Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) I’ve heard a fair amount of criticism for the visual effects, but I continue to be impressed. Sadly that’s the only good thing I have to say about this movie. To be expected with a carbon copy of a ca...

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