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Jeremiah Johnson (1972)

Reviewed on May 23, 2022

A combo of Richard Proenneke and The Revenant, with some 1970’s weirdness.

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Farrell had a magnetism, even back then, and does OK with the accent, sounding American though not all that southern. Interesting how they made no mention that James was shot in the back of the head. But the movie’s not so great. The Moby score at the beginning and end…

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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

Reviewed on May 8, 2022

I really liked this as a kid, and the gags still hold up today. Amazing how Nielsen was able to come out of nowhere to crank out a string of light comedies at the end of his career. Weird seeing OJ in it now, after everything that has transpired since…

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Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon (2021)

Reviewed on Mar 26, 2022

I smiled a couple of times, maybe. Love seeing the old crew back together, but it’s just not that funny. Smaller roles by more well-known comics do not help.

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Palm Springs (2020)

Reviewed on Mar 7, 2022

A Groundhog Day rip-off that is less creative and less funny. If we’re supposed to take the whole story seriously and feel for the characters, what’s the deal with the dinosaurs? They get out of this metaphysical dilemma by blowing it up? What’s redeeming about that? Samberg can be so…

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Paris, Texas (1984)

Reviewed on Feb 18, 2022

Definitely something different, maybe one of the better movies to come out during a very awkward time for movies. Wasn’t sure I was on board at first, with things moving so slowly and Stanton’s vacant, emotionally unexpressive performance leading the way. Stanton has never been one of my favorites, with…

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

Reviewed on Jan 4, 2022

Surprisingly dark, not the story I expected. But the biggest issue is that the story and characters are a little too simple. There’s not much going on in this movie. Mr. Rogers, who by all accounts really was a great guy, is a little too perfect here. Chris Cooper is…

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Don’t Look Up (2021)

Reviewed on Dec 26, 2021

Like McKay’s The Big Short, it straddles between being a dramatic story and a farce. Screaming rants by Mindy and Dibiasky, seriousness by Teddy, ominous scoring, and impressive visual effects make it seem like we should really care about what is potentially an end-of-the-world situation, but then idiotic, over-the-top behavior…

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The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

Reviewed on Dec 25, 2021

Interesting twist on the story, probably the best they could do after all this time. Similar to original in theme and style. They did capture some of the magic of the first movie, but it’s hard to make that kind of impact on a viewer again. Love that Keanu shaved…

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Klaus (2019)

Reviewed on Dec 23, 2021

A very neat take on a traditional story, stopping just short of being a literal origin story for Santa Claus and Christmas. Creatively, beautifully animated and kind of funny.

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