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  The Princess Bride 1987

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 25 Sep 2023

  Watched with the kids. The opening 15 minutes are so sleepy and romance-heavy, it is difficult to get a 9 year old boy to sit through that.

  But the sword fight. That sword fight is worth the wait. Just two actors nailing the whole sequence and looking great doing it.

  The kids like Andre. Who doesn't like Andre?

  Robin Wright debuts in a thankless role, in my opinion. Buttercup is saddled with the most achingly sentimental and theatrical dialogue, which plays SO big when up close on camera. Wright plays it as is, and she does great with the material.

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  Elemental 2023

  ★★★ Watched 25 Sep 2023

  This continues the new tradition of perfectly good Pixar movies that are too good to be released straight to Disney Plus, but not easily marketable enough to ignite the box office.

  It's frustrating. While the animation is gorgeous as always and the premise is inventive, Elemental falls on the same side of the Pixar catalog as 2020's Soul...I get it, I can appreciate it, but it sags under the weight of its metaphor and lacks the characters and playful joy…

Popular reviews

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  Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017

  ★★★★ Added 1

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  Let's get it out of the way: I really enjoyed The Last Jedi. I think it addresses a lot of the valid criticisms of The Force Awakens and takes the series into new, intriguing territory. I do recognize the criticisms of the film, and I would never invalidate anyone's opinion (you know, unless they were being real shitty about it), but whatever reservations are being bandied about the internet in regards to this film, I feel the quality of the…

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  In the Heat of the Night 1967

  ★★★★ Watched 27 May 2023

  It's extremely rare for a 1960s murder mystery to feel as relevant as if it were released last year. Hard-hitting, visually sumptuous, terrific soundtrack, and some of the most organic and interior performances I've seen in a long time. They don't make them like this anymore.