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  • The Meg

    The Meg 2018

    ★★½ Watched 08 Aug, 2018

    Ever since Steven Spielberg set foot on the beach, directors have been attempting to recapture a similar level of thrills and artistry in the shark movie, usually towing either the intimately terrifying line or opting for over-the-top, scenery-chewing bombast. Far from the pared-down horror of something like Open Water, the latest selachian feature The Meg goes for broke with the notion that bigger is better, making the strong case of disproving that exact statement. Taking far too long to get…

  • Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    Mission: Impossible - Fallout 2018

    ★★★★½ Watched 11 Jul, 2018

    Like tiptoeing across a sky-high tightrope for 2.5 hours. Flawless momentum, genuinely jaw-dropping setpieces. Henry Cavill is a fantastic addition, and is more than just muscles. McQuarrie melds his well-oiled direction in Rogue Nation with the blockbuster highs of Ghost Protocol. The best action movie since Fury Road.

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  • Bright

    Bright 2017

    ½ Watched 22 Dec, 2017 2

    "I'm going to be honest with you. I don't fuck with no fairies."
    "Fairy lives don't matter today!"
    "Dude, you can't go through elf town!"

    Will Smith says all of these lines with an earnest conviction in Bright, then there's still 1 hour and 45 minutes left.

  • The Red Turtle

    The Red Turtle 2016

    ★★★½ Added

    First 78 minutes of The Red Turtle: this is a very nice movie
    Last 2 minutes: I am emotionally wrecked and have a new perspective on life

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