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I just really like movies.
"Life's tough. Get a helmet, man."

Maryland

Favorite films

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The Last Laugh 1924

★★★★★ Watched 15 May 2023

I think one could make a case for silent cinema having peaked here.
Dracula's Daughter 1936

★★★½ Watched 07 May 2022

Not as instantly iconic as its predecessor, but Gloria Holden is more than an adequate substitute for Bela Lugosi.

Brute Force 1947

★★★★★ Watched 29 Nov 2023

In this film, 'jailhouse rock' would be the jagged stone you use to bludgeon the warden to death during a riot... This was as bleak and oppressive as any prison movie I've seen, and as a noir. Did a great job of humanizing its characters.
🎵The water's gonna rise and pull you under
In your eyes I'm staring at the end of time
Nothing can change us
No one can save us from ourselves🎵
(Scorpions, 'Humanity')
Resident Evil: Retribution 2012

★★★ Watched 29 Nov 2023

The most videogame-like of the series so far and also the laziest. Stumbles listlessly from exposition dump to action setpiece, rinse, repeat, etc. Still, I will give it credit for remaining at least visually interesting, and with enough slo-mo you'd be forgiven for thinking that Zack Snyder was the co-director.

Napoleon 2023

★★★★★ Watched 23 Nov 2023 2

From the intense battle sequences, production design, and the score, to the unexpected deadpan comedy/absurdity, this was everything I wanted. The "more" will come with the 4-hour director's cut. My only minor criticism is that I wish the color grading had been a little brighter.
A Time to Kill 1996

★★★★ Watched 22 Sep 2022

"Yes, they deserved to die, and I hope they burn in hell!"
Case closed.