Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (2019)

Reviewed on Jun 19, 2021

A creepy, intimate look at a psychopath. The exploration of his character is interesting and the collection of security camera footage is impressive, but there are way too many melodramatic interviews and useless cutaway shots to Facebook posts, search bars being filled, and lingering cityscapes. It’s all useless filler. This…

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Collective (2019)

Reviewed on May 31, 2021

The hallmark of a good documentary is interesting and emotional subject matter, well-assembled footage, and an invisible camera. This documentary succeeds on all levels. It truly is an impressive collection of footage. The most private, emotional, and potentially dangerous conversations are captured with quality and care and, often, with multiple…

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The Frozen North (2006)

Reviewed on Apr 16, 2021

Hard to understand Dick’s own voiceover, presumably recorded when he was an old man. He’s not very good at reading his own material. Might have been worth combining all the footage to produce a more complete, succinct, well-rounded documentary about Dick and his experience.

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Alone in the Wilderness Part II (2011)

Reviewed on Apr 16, 2021

This one is mostly from the point of view of two others, giving us a bit more background on the man, which makes his life a little more interesting. But the footage is starting to get a bit boring.

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Alone in the Wilderness (2004)

Reviewed on Apr 16, 2021

Dick led a fascinating, solitary existence in Alaska. It’s amazing what kind of life he was able to build for himself. Like Bob Ross, Dick has a real appreciation for the Alaskan outdoors, and he does a good job capturing it with his modest photography skills and equipment. All the…

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Sound of Metal (2019)

Reviewed on Apr 4, 2021

Powerful. Should be an easy Oscar win for the exquisite sound design. Fantastic performances by mostly unknowns. Ahmed is fantastic in the lead, and Amalric gives the rest of the cast a solid tether. Only thing I don’t totally get is why his relationship with Louise ended. It’s implied that…

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Marriage Story (2019)

Reviewed on Mar 19, 2021

The tragic, downward spiral of broken love and divorce. A wonderfully tragic illustration of how getting courts involved can make things expensive and ugly very quickly. If there’s a better movie about divorce, I haven’t seen it. Cynical name for the title. Good drama, painful to watch. The scene where…

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Coming 2 America (2021)

Reviewed on Mar 7, 2021

Expected a disappointment, but I liked it! As good a sequel as they could have made. I even found it a bit touching. Great to get so much of the old cast back, more impressive considering it’s 33 years since the first film. So many great cameos that I had…

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Tenet (2020)

Reviewed on Feb 23, 2021

Classic Nolan fare, with a clever, mind-bending, intense story, polished lighting, photography, and editing, seamless and impossible effects, and a heavy, droning score. I think I’m with most people when I say that the story was hard to follow. There are so many things happening to so many people in…

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Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

Reviewed on Feb 19, 2021

Jenkins and Gadot did an admirable job with the first one, but they both lost a lot of cred here. The story is an absolute mess, to the point that it’s hard to care about any of the characters. Pascal does his best, but his character… grants wishes? That what…

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