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AThe FarewellA-The Last Black Man in San FranciscoBooksmartB+High LifeUsLuceRocketmanSpider-Man: Far from HomeOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodReady or NotAvengers: EndgameGloria BellHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldBThe Art of Self DefenseMidsommarUnder the Silver LakeThe Peanut Butter FalconJohn Wick: Chapter 3 - ParabellumCaptain MarvelCrawlB-IT: Chapter TwoHobbs & ShawChild’s PlayC+Alita: Battle AngelCThe Lion King
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I am a thoroughly disillusioned adult, but this film still managed to leave me grinning and giggling as if I were much younger. I went to see it three times before the new year, so....yep, I loved it.
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Just like with Moonlight, it's a film that I cannot imagine watching outside of a theater...and I mean that in a good way.
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Eh. It's fantastic from a technical standpoint and excellently acted, but it somehow manages to feel both overlong and underdeveloped.
6/10
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A very effective revenge film, with enough stylistic flourishes and "yep, it went there" moments to make one forget about its weaknesses as a satire.
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Tier 1 & 2 (10-8.5)
First Reformed
Beast
Annihilation
Sorry to Bother You
Hereditary
You Were Never Really Here
Thoroughbreds
Tully
Disobedience
A Quiet Place
Unsane
Blindspotting
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Black Panther
Oh Lucy!
Revenge
Tier 3 (8)
Deadpool 2
Love, Simon
Upgrade
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Isle of Dogs
Game Night
Tier 4 (7-7.5)Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Avengers: Infinity War
Gemini
Mom and Dad
Flower
Tier 5 (6-6.5)
Ocean's 8
Entanglement
Tier 6 (5-5.5)Ready Player One
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1. Beast (A)
2. Annihilation (A)
3. You Were Never Really Here (A)
4. Thoroughbreds (A-)
5. Tully (A-)
6. Disobedience (A-)
7. A Quiet Place (A-)
8. Unsane (A-)
9. Black Panther (A-)
10. Deadpool 2 (B+)
11. Love, Simon (B+)
12. Upgrade (B+)
13. Isle of Dogs (B+)
14. Game Night (B+)
15. Avengers: Infinity War (B)
16. Gemini (B)
17. Mom and Dad (B)
18. Flower (B)
19. Entanglement (C+)
20. Ready Player One (C)
It's been a while since I last updated this, so I didn't put new entries in bold.
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Gemini (listed as 2017 on IMDB due to delays, but it's actually a 2018 release)
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Annihilation
A-
Black Panther
Thoroughbreds
Unsane
B+
Love, Simon
Isle of Dogs
Game Night
B
Blame
Mom and Dad
Flower
C+
Entanglement
Ready Player One
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Eh. The film certainly has its nostalgic charms, but the severely underwritten characters and rushed plotting prevent those charms from taking on greater emotional significance.
6/10
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I had been experiencing a case of teen-centered coming of age dramedy fatigue as of late, but the positive responses convinced me to take a chance on this one. I had some issues with it during the exposition phases, primarily due to the presence of my biggest genre gripe (verbal acceptance of upper-middle class two-parent household trappings as normal by default) and the contrived nature of the initial Martin set-up. However, once it got past the 20 minute mark, I found myself won over.
The film definitely tapped into some emotions, to say the least, as a person who has recently started to realize how little they know about their own identity. Thankfully, I went with a friend, so I was able to get some thoughts out after stifling the urge to tear-up towards the end and as the credits rolled.
The earnest and empathetic underpinning sensibilities definitely resonate on a deeper level, genre trappings and all, a credit to the work put in by the cast and the various surrounding creative voices.
Overall grade: 8/10
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Annihilation
Isle of Dogs
A-
Black Panther
Thoroughbreds
B
Love, Simon
Blame
Mom and Dad
B-/C+
Entanglement
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A
Annihilation
Isle of Dogs
A-
Black Panther
Thoroughbreds
B
Blame
Mom and Dad
B-
Entanglement
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The Shape of Water
Call Me by Your Name
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Lady Bird
Blade Runner 2049
Get Out
Phantom Thread
The Florida Project
BPM (Beats per Minute)
Columbus
Dunkirk
A Ghost Story
Good Time
Lady Macbeth
Detroit
Personal Shopper
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I, Tonya
The Disaster Artist
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
The Square
It Comes at Night
It
Logan
Raw
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Stronger
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Thor: Ragnarok
B+ (this section has a lot)
Ingrid Goes West
Coco
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Wind River
Baby Driver
mother!
Professor Marston & the Wonder Women
Logan Lucky
American Made
Better Watch Out
War for the Planet of the Apes
The Lost City of Z
John Wick: Chapter 2
Okja
The Blackcoat's Daughter (if it counts as a 2017 release)
The Big Sick
Last Flag Flying
Wonder Woman
Colossal
T2 Trainspotting
I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore
Spider-Man: Homecoming
The Beguiled
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Norman
Band Aid
The Little Hours
The Villainess
Beatriz at Dinner
Their Finest
Sleight
Brigsby Bear
The Void
B
Atomic Blonde
Free Fire
Molly's Game
Kong: Skull Island
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Life
Happy Death Day
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Kuso
B-/C+
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
The Belko Experiment
The Babysitter
Annabelle: Creation
Beauty and the Beast
Ghost in the Shell
C-
Alien: Covenant
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I'm having trouble rating this film. It isn't especially boring and has some great acting, but nothing about it really sticks out. Sorkin's writer instincts hinder the direction, with the narration often restating information that had already been established visually. Also, the stuff with the dad becomes rather trite in the third act and the film would have been better off cutting out most of Costner's scenes altogether. Eh.
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B
Blame
Mom and Dad
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I think that this might be Kathryn Bigelow's best film yet, and I am really disappointed about its lack of press attention. Given how Hollywood likes to omit uncomfortable details when depicting troubling events in relatively close historical proximity (50 years in this case), it is great to see a film that does not undermine itself by diluting the horrors at the core of the lingering injustices that it seeks to shed light on.
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Following a mid-career misfire in Fast Food Nation, Richard Linklater has managed to put any notion of a decline to rest with over a decade's worth of solid work. In comparison to his last couple films, this one feels like a slight step down, but it's still very good nonetheless. It tries a bit too hard to be a buddy comedy at times, with some rather forced early 2000s-centric jokes thrown in. Even so, the film has a fantastic ensemble and still manages to imbue itself with the authenticity that we have come to expect from Linklater.
B+
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One of those rare films where I eagerly awaited the chance to rent it on iTunes, and I can say that the final product proved to be money well spent. It honors the sensibilities of its grindhouse predecessors, while still finding a way to stand out on its own by imbuing the brutal proceedings with an impressive amount of seriousness.
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My favorite film of the year so far, and I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up staying that way. The visual attention to detail is a sight to behold on its own, as expected for a Guillermo del Toro film. However, the empathetic sensibilities that underpin it and the terrific efforts of the ensemble are what ultimately set it apart, making for a work that succeeds on multiple levels. My expectations were already high, but del Toro somehow managed to surpass them.
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It's an effective critique of a particularly negative period in 20th century politics, with energetic direction that also makes it a great vehicle for Cruise to do some of his best scene-chewing in a while.
8.5/10
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Get Out
Dunkirk
A Ghost Story
Detroit
Good Time
It Comes at Night
Personal Shopper
It
Logan
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mother!
Wind River
Baby Driver
Logan Lucky
Ingrid Goes West
War for the Planet of the Apes
The Lost City of Z
The Big Sick
The Lego Batman Movie
Wonder Woman
John Wick: Chapter 2
B+
The Blackcoat's Daughter (if it counts)
Okja
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
T2 Trainspotting
Colossal
Spider-Man: Homecoming
I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore
Norman
The Beguiled
Atomic Blonde
Beatriz at Dinner
Their Finest
Sleight
Brigsby Bear
The Void
B
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Kong: Skull Island
Life
Free Fire
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
XX
Kuso
B-/C+
Annabelle: Creation
The Belko Experiment
Beauty and the Beast
Ghost in the Shell
C
Alien: Covenant
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Get Out
Dunkirk
A Ghost Story
Detroit
It Comes at Night
Logan
Personal Shopper
A-
Wind River
Baby Driver
War for the Planet of the Apes
The Lost City of Z
The Big Sick
The Lego Batman Movie
Wonder Woman
John Wick: Chapter 2
B+
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
T2 Trainspotting
The Blackcoat's Daughter (if it counts)
Okja
Colossal
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Atomic Blonde
I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore
Beatriz at Dinner
Their Finest
Norman
The Beguiled
The Void
B
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Kong: Skull Island
Life
Free Fire
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
XX
Kuso
Annabelle: Creation
B-
The Belko Experiment
Beauty and the Beast
C+
Ghost in the Shell
C
Alien: Covenant
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A finely executed effort from a technical and structural standpoint, with an effectively developed atmosphere and enough tension to sustain general interest. Still, I found it a bit underwhelming, ultimately feeling that the film kind of coasts along while not really doing much to transcend or productively leverage genre tropes. In simpler terms, it's a thoroughly competent effort that doesn't really do much to make itself stand out.
B/B-
Uncut Gems (2019)
in Review That Movie! (Spoilers Allowed)
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Excellent, don't need to say much more than that. Really hope it does well in wider release.
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