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  Hook 1991

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 04 Mar 2012 23

  One of those rare cinematic curiosities where you can tell instantly how old someone was when they first saw the film based upon their reaction to it today.

  It goes like this: almost without exception, those who first saw Hook as an adult will—by virtue of being a horrible grown-up—completely and utterly loathe the film, detesting everything it represents about cinema today. They will deride Hook as bloated and indulgent; treacly Spielbergian sentimentality run amuck; and, worst of all—*gasp*—totally made-up,…

Recent reviews

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  The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 29 Apr 2022

  Spoiler alert: Paddington 2 is just simply a fantastic movie.

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  Sonic the Hedgehog 2020

  ★★★★½ Watched 23 Apr 2022

  An instant classic. This movie had me at “I hate mushrooms…”

Popular reviews

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  Man of Steel 2013

  ½ Watched 25 Jun 2013 6

  Ah, the summer movie season... *BUILDING SMASH*

  There's noth-*COLLAPSING TOWER*-ing quite *SMASH* like the *CAR HURLING TOWARD US* good old *ENTIRE SKYSCRAPER FLOOR WIPED OUT* Hollywood *BAD GUYS DECIMATES 7-ELEVEN* summer *MASSIVE GAS-FUELED FIRE ERUPTION* blockbuster *EXPLOSION* treatment *EVEN BIGGER EXPLOSION* to make you apprec-*FALLING BUILDING WAY TOO CLOSE TO OUR HERO'S GIRLFRIEND FOR COMFORT*-iate a fant-*FIREBALL*-astic *CAR SMASH* story *EXPLOSION* like *MINI-EXPLOSION* Super-*HERO SAVES INNOCENT BYSTANDER JUST IN TIME*-man. It's great, *HERO THROWN THROUGH THREE BUILDINGS* isn't it?

  *AWKWARD,…

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  Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 26 Dec 2015

  When I grow up, I wanna be Chewbacca.

  That is all I have to say for now, ladies and gentlemen.