Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Cameraman 1928

  ★★★★★ Added

  The Criterion Challenge: 2023 Edition
  Category #41: 1920's

  A must-see for anyone looking to get into silent film, — and by extension, for all aspiring cinephiles — The Cameraman most certainly lives up to its reputation as a high watermark in the career of comedy legend Buster Keaton, as he and Edward Sedgwick deliver on a sweeping, lucid romantic farce with flawlessly choreographed, perfectly timed slapstick routines and appropriately crisp, vibrant technical craftsmanship.

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  In a Lonely Place 1950

  ★★★★★ Added

  The Criterion Challenge: 2023 Edition
  Category #39: Spine #800-950 (Spine #810)

  Home to perhaps the best, saddest, and definitely most chilling performance of Humphrey Bogart's storied career, In a Lonely Place is both a sensational Hollywood noir drama and a truly haunting, bleak character study of a self-destructive man with an ego fueled by intense insecurity and jealousy.

Popular reviews

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  Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016

  ★½ Added 17

  NOTE (05/06/2022): This was my initial reaction back when I saw it in March of 2016. My feelings on this film have changed significantly since then.

  With its intense and exciting action sequences, excellent performances (with the exception of a laughable turn from Jesse Eisenberg), and dazzling visual spectacle being let down by an overstuffed and incoherent script that's filled to the brim with poorly written characters and needlessly convoluted plotting, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice tries to be…

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  Collateral Beauty 2016

  ½ Added 19

  December 2016: Flounder’s Scavenger Hunt
  TASK #19: A film you think looks like or you consider to be Oscar bait!

  I’m not even going to beat around the bush here. Collateral Beauty is not only one of the worst films I’ve seen all year but also one of worst-written films I’ve ever seen period. It amazes me how studio executives, a decent director, and such an amazing cast and crew took one look at this horrible, horrible script and didn’t…