Alexander Helmer

Alexander Helmer Pro

Favorite films

  • 12 Angry Men
  • The Godfather
  • Hot Fuzz
  • Once Upon a Time in the West

Recent activity

All
  • Trainwreck

    ★★½

  • The Purple Rose of Cairo

    ★★★★½

  • Napoleon

    ★★★★

  • Dazed and Confused

    ★★★★½

Recent reviews

More
  • Trainwreck

    Trainwreck

    ★★½

    (5.3/10)

    Starts off incredibly hot with a hysterical first 20 minutes, but man does it go downhill from there. I can only take so much of Amy Schumer, and with Judd Apatow at the helm, everything is too much. Surprisingly, it’s LeBron James and John Cena that steal the show - which is something coming from a Michael Jordan and CM Punk superfan.

  • The Purple Rose of Cairo

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    ★★★★½

    (9.4/10)

    Woody Allen doesn’t get enough credit for having a hand in crafting some of the best performances in the comedy genre. This is arguably the best work of Jeff Daniels’ and Mia Farrow’s careers, and they weren’t even nominated for Oscar’s let alone given wins like the plethora of other Woody actors in the canon.

Popular reviews

More
  • Raw

    Raw

    ★★½

    (5.3/10)

    No thanks. Raw has some good visual gore I guess but if that’s the basket in which all the eggs are placed, I’d just tune in to a Cronenberg film instead. Pretty fun ending though.

  • Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

    Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

    ★★★★

    (8.4/10)

    When watching this movie in the theater, I encountered something very touching. During the third act when a certain very emotional confrontation happened, a girl no more than the age of 11 started crying as her mother attempted to comfort her. After the movie was finished, I was feeling really bubbly, as I heard two more young girls behind me talking about how much they loved the film. I smiled. As they overtook me on the sidewalk, and I…