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  Crazy Rich Asians 2018

  ★★★ Watched 27 May 2019 6

  A romance for Earth signs (they only cry over money). Awkwafina and the guy who plays Olly make it worth watching.

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  The Tribes of Palos Verdes 2017

  ★★★★½ Watched 06 Feb 2019 2

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  There's a scene in this film where Medina (Maika Monroe) and Adrian (Noah Silver) pull up to the house after spending the night together. Jim (Cody Fern) comes out in a rage, screaming at her to get out of the car, spitting on the window, and sobbing. "I thought you ran away for good," he cries. In that moment, I burst into tears. I know that feeling, I thought. I know that feeling. That everyone in the world has left…

Popular reviews

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  Saturday Night Fever 1977

  ★★ Watched 15 Jan 2018 22

  I guess we're supposed to empathize with Tony (John Travolta) in this story but I just wanted it to be about Stephanie (Karen Lynn Gorney). The men in this film treat the women abominably and all I have to say is, if you think Tony has it bad, I guess you need to watch this again and pay attention to what the women deal with, even the women who are offscreen who we only hear about in passing, like Bobby…

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  Sucker Punch 2011

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 26 Mar 2016 58

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  Please note: my review of this film reflects the Blu-ray Extended Cut which includes some extended and deleted scenes that are not in the theatrical version, scenes I feel are crucial to the continuity of the narrative in this film. If you've only seen the theatrical cut, I highly recommend watching the extended cut before reading my review.

  Sucker Punch is arguably one of the most complex narratives in contemporary feminist filmmaking. Hear me out. As through a glass darkly,…