Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)

Reviewed on Mar 15, 2026

A fascinating look at the incredible logistics required to bring “We Are the World” together. Wonderfully produced by Quincy Jones. To see everything that went into it and then listen to the finished song over the credits is magical. So many good little stories, and it’s amazing how much behind-the-scenes…

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F1: The Movie (2025)

Reviewed on Mar 15, 2026

Fresh off Top Gun Maverick, this is Kosinski’s Days of Thunder. Is this Tom Cruise trajectory the natural and inevitable path of testosterone-fueled movies, or is it coincidence? With Senna and Rush and Ford v Ferrari, a surprisingly good run of racing movies in recent years. Action is frenetic but…

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The Age of Disclosure (2025)

Reviewed on Feb 4, 2026

What begins as a slickly produced series of interviews, with beautifully shot talking heads, polished B-roll of Washington, DC, and seductive camera movements, eventually reveals itself to be a whole lot of talk that doesn’t go anywhere. The constant droning score tries hard to manufacture unease, but it mostly signals…

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Withnail and I (1987)

Reviewed on Jan 15, 2026

Watched this after hearing it’s Will Arnett’s favorite movie, but… I don’t get it. This is supposed to be a comedy? Richard E. Grant is convincing as a perpetually drunk mess, but beyond that, the film feels like little more than two guys getting drunk, doing drugs, and accomplishing very…

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Short Circuit (1986)

Reviewed on Jan 12, 2026

A relic of the mid-1980s, complete with cheesy dialogue, childish comedy, on-the-nose moral messaging, and a deep distrust of the military. John Badham’s films often carry a subtle dystopian undercurrent, and Short Circuit, like his WarGames, roots its story in the fear of runaway technology, a theme James Cameron would…

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I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not (2026)

Reviewed on Jan 6, 2026

A revealing portrait of a man whose cutting, risky humor arrived at a time when it was not only tolerated but celebrated. That kind of humor thrived in the ’70s and ’80s, then rapidly fell out of favor. When asked to play broader comedy, it didn’t work. His treatment of…

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Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

Reviewed on Dec 24, 2025

Came in with high hopes, but I’m starting to worry that this franchise is slipping into cruise control. There’s nothing particularly novel here. This film coasts on many of the same conflicts, relationships, and action beats we’ve already seen. Once again, the humans are the looming evil, determined to return…

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The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)

Reviewed on Dec 20, 2025

Good animation, and a handful of funny moments, but the story a bit weak. It’s really all about the Flying Dutchman, with little investment in the characters we actually care about. Patrick is wasted, Sandy and Plankton have only a couple of lines, and Mr. Krabs and Squidward mostly feel…

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

Reviewed on Nov 20, 2025

Same Mission: Impossible formula: intrigue and deception, characters outsmart each other with ingenuity and outcool each other with dialogue, all of the high-stakes global drama wrapped with flashy effects and action set pieces. The formula is definitely getting tired, but this installment pulls it off. Just enough story to build…

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Superman (2025)

Reviewed on Nov 14, 2025

Another DC reboot? Why? Like so many films in the DC universe, this one is spectacle over substance. It’s big, loud, and visual, more Roland Emmerich than Richard Donner. Corenswet manages to pull it off, barely. The character is retooled for modern audiences with sarcastic quips and self-aware smirks, but…

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