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  • Troll Hunter 2011

    ★★★★½ Watched 05 May, 2013

    I make no qualms about enjoying the hell out of a good found footage movie. I started loving the subgenre with the release of The Blair Witch Project when I was much younger, and the Paranormal Activity sequels of recent years (not the original, mind you) have cemented the fact that I simply like these types of films. Are there problems with these movies? Of course there are - namely, justification - but I am willing to suspend disbelief if…

  • Videodrome 1983

    ★★★★ Watched 02 May, 2013

    David Cronenberg is undoubtedly an intelligent filmmaker. He makes smart horror films that require the viewer's full attention, all while adding in some of the most incredible gore effects you'll ever see. If I told you that I understood Videodrome completely, I'd be lying. Even though it is a bit dense, and the overall message of the movie isn't easy to pin down, I do know that I enjoyed the hell out of it.

    James Woods plays Max Renn, a…

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  • American Psycho 2000

    ★★★★★ Rewatched 30 Jun, 2012 1

    I have to admit that I was never a big fan of American Psycho until today. I have seen it before and couldn't understand what all the hype was about. Today I realize my large mistake. American Psycho is one of the funniest, most fucked up satires I have ever seen.

    Christian Bale is absolutely stunning as the sociopath Patrick Bateman. The difference in his speech from wooden, rehearsed nonsense to passionate violence is something to behold. Without Bale, this…

  • Signs 2002

    ★★★★★ Rewatched 11 Jun, 2012

    There's probably no other movie I've seen as many times as Signs. This is not only one of my favorite alien invasion flicks, but also one of my all-time favorite films. Is it one of the greatest films ever made? No. But that doesn't mean I can't love the hell out of it.

    I love the four leads. Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, and Abagail Breslin make a perfect family unit. Breslin is especially notable because of how mature…