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Movie Journal

KPop Demon Hunters (2025)

½

Aug 13, 2025
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Fun times with catchy tunes

Weapons (2025)
★★★ ½

Aug 11, 2025
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Definitely one of those movies that’s more fun in a theatre so you can hear different types of reactions along the way. Some awesome world-building, full-bodied suspense, and genuine creep/thrill make this one a really fun ride.

Thunderbolts* (2025)
★★ ½

Aug 05, 2025
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Florence really carried this one, huh?

Sorry, Baby (2025)
★★★★

Jul 31, 2025
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I saw it put best as “achingly human,” this one beautifully weaves sharp wit and devastating anguish. More than anything it felt honest, saying and showing the hard parts and the weird parts of trauma.

Love & Other Drugs (2010)
★★★ ½

Jul 23, 2025
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I can’t tell which of these two I’m more attracted to and
I refuse to choose.

Eddington (2025)
★★★★ ½

Jul 20, 2025
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Honestly, exactly how I remember 2020.

The Fall Guy (2024)
★★★ ½

Jul 17, 2025
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Well that was a heckin’ good time with a tonnn of impressive stunts.

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
★★★★

Jul 10, 2025
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I’m beginning to think this Miyazaki guy kinda doesn’t like war or something.

Fresh (2022)
★★★ ½

Jul 08, 2025
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Well-made genre fun. If you don't look at the description or poster, you may accidentally think this is a romance/rom-com... the first act is pretty whimsical and sets the stage really nicely without giving anything away. Oh, and that was some fun camera work. Dutch angles! First person! Perspective shifts!

Alien (1979)
★★★★★

Jul 06, 2025
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Absolute masterpiece! I'm in total awe of the set design and special effects.