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  • Pacific Rim Uprising

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    I can’t say I really liked this. I liked the first one a lot, and the idea of giant mechs fighting monsters is one I quite like, but this sequel just fell flat for me. Sure, the big action set piece in Tokyo at the end was pretty fun, but getting there felt like a…

  • Mary and the Witch’s Flower

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    This Ghibli-like movie is made by an ex-Ghibli director (Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who directed The Secret World of Arrietty and When Marnie Was There, the latter a film I really loved), within a new studio, Studio Ponoc, that is definitely trying to be the new Ghibli (now that Ghibli isn’t making a lot of movies anymore).…

  • A Quiet Place

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    This was quite entertaining. I thought the first half hour was a bit too slow, and sure, there are some things that you just need to accept and not think too much about (why do they stay in that place, how did this nail never get noticed before, etc.), but overall it’s a great idea,…

  • Rope

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    There so much great about this movie, from the fact that it takes place entirely inside that one apartment, to the way it’s made to look as if it’s just one continuous shot (there are just a few cheats, so they were still very long takes). And it’s enjoyable to see the interactions between all…

  • The Birds

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    Sure, the effects come off as hokey, and the set-up to get the main character off to that location is pretty ridiculous, but it’s still an entertaining movie. And it is quite horrifying a situation, made even more horrifying by the fact that they never explain why this bird invasion is happening. I like the…

  • Making Fun: The Story of Funko

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    For the longest time I really hated Funko — or what I’ve learned, is that I specifically hated Funko Pop figures. I did finally break down and get some earlier this year, when they released a James Bond series — I never see Bond figures, so couldn’t help myself. Since then, I’ve gotten used to…

  • Ready Player One

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    Well, I’ll start off by saying that I’m someone how actually had a good time reading the book, an act that seems to have become undefendable. As for the movie, I thought it had its moments and that overall I found myself having a pretty fun time with it. I think my main criticism is…

  • The Man Who Knew Too Much

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    The latest Hitchcock film I’ve watched is The Man Who Knew Too Much, which is another one of his films that I remember quite liking. Watching it now I still enjoyed it — and just like for Marnie, the fact that I forgot how it ends made it that much more enjoyable — but as…

  • Marnie

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    The third movie in my Hitchcock marathon is Marnie, not necessarily one of his better known films, but one I remember liking a lot — and of course it doesn’t hurt that it stars Sean Connery. What’s great here is that I had really forgotten how the story went, so I was pretty shocked by…

  • North by Northwest

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    I’ve been watching Hitchcock films on Sunday nights, and after kicking it off with Vertigo, my second pick was North by Northwest. It’s still really great and I enjoyed it a lot, but the thing that really hit me while watching is is the sheer number of perfectly composed shots (like that the shot of…