Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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What Is a Woman? (2022)

Reviewed on Aug 2, 2022

It takes balls (no pun intended) to take on this topic, as it’s certainly controversial and messy, but I wish Walsh was a little more sincere in his approach. Dramatizations of fishing and kicking a bulletin board and waking up in the middle of the night, along with melodramatic cutaways…

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Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

Reviewed on Jul 26, 2022

Animation is good, but story is thin, characters are not that interesting, and the editing is dizzying. A few smirks.

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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Reviewed on Jun 2, 2022

A wonderful sequel, even more impressive considering it’s been 36 years. Kosinski has done a really good job honoring the story and style of the first, with many of the shots and scenes playing clear homage. Kosinski’s filmography is also a testament to how versatile he is. So far, so…

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Ricky Gervais: SuperNature (2022)

Reviewed on May 31, 2022

Simultaneously irreverent and insightful, Gervais really pushes the envelope but maintains the funny. Wish he would have stuck a bit more to his central theme, though. The tangents are all enjoyable but make me wonder why he created this title for the material.

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The First Wives Club (1996)

Reviewed on May 26, 2022

A comedy essentially about feminist empowerment. A sneaky line to walk, as questionable moral stances can be masked with laughs. There are perhaps some double standards at play here. Would love to see how a “The First Husbands Club” movie would work, where men punish and blackmail and humiliate their…

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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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American Outlaws (2001)

Reviewed on May 23, 2022

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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