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• The Little Mermaid

  The Little Mermaid 1989

  

  Adam Nayman 2

  Lea is deep in the throes of an Ursula obsession and she asks for “Poor Unfortunate Souls” once per day. Which is fine because it’s a banger.

• Lovers Rock

  Lovers Rock 2020

  

  Tim Brayton ★★★★½ 1

  Ravenously, exhaustingly sensual. It is perfectly calibrated in so many minute ways - the drape of fabric, the places where Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn shifts her accent to situate herself relative…

• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

  Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984

  

  Graham Austin ★★★★½ 2

  The film that inspired a hundred minecart levels in video games (this particular rewatch was precipitated by Mine Cart Carnage from Donkey Kong Country). If “anything goes” is this film’s…

• Two Days, One Night

  Two Days, One Night 2014

  

  yndprod ★★★★★

  BEST OF THE DECADE REWATCH

  It's so easy to overlook the Dardenne brothers. They've been making knockout films for 25 years, but their work is the opposite of sexy. Their…

• Jaws

  Jaws 1975

  

  Graham Austin ★★★★★ 2

  If you think there has ever been, or will ever be, a better summer blockbuster...you’re lying to yourself.

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the…

  Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003

  

  Graham Austin ★★★★ 2

  Pleasantly surprised how well this holds up. Verbinski is no Spielberg but he's sure as *hell* a better blockbuster craftsman than most. Honestly my only big complaint here is that…

• Scoob!

  Scoob! 2020

  

  Tim Brayton ★ 1

  The lighting effects are great, and the camera layout, while sometimes a bit busier than it needs to be, is awfully fun. The script made me want to choke to…

• Miller's Crossing

  Miller's Crossing 1990

  

  Tim Brayton ★★★★★ 4

  The first (of several) Coen brothers films that I would very happily call "perfect", and still probably my favorite. The screenplay is the most airtight produced in English in the…