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In 2014, they killed John Wick’s dog, and we’ve been dealing with the consequences ever since. Not only did “John Wick” spawn a 10-year, billion-dollar multimedia empire, but it arguably kicked off a new era for mainstream action cinema. Suddenly, the days of gratuitous shaky-cam and taking fifteen cuts to jump a fence were things of the past. Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, drawing from their stunt background, Hong Kong action cinema, and films like “The Raid: Redemption,” reestablished fight choreography as an art form, using the camera to highlight the action rather than obscure it. Pair all of that up with the uniquely spaced-out charisma of Keanu Reeves as the title character, and you’ve got yourself a hell of a franchise—one that casts a long shadow. Keanu is 6’1”, after all. 

However, it felt like the cards were stacked against “Ballerina” from the start. After all, this female-led franchise interquel-spinoff film—retrofitted into the “John Wick” universe from a spec script—made headlines when The Wrap reported it had undergone significant reshoots across multiple months. Rumors were that test screenings went terribly, and “Ballerina” needed a total overhaul under Chad Stahelski, who took over for credited director Len Wiseman. Combined with a late review embargo, a total flop felt inevitable. It just had to be, right?

I’m going to (metaphorically) hold your hand while I tell you this: “Ballerina” not only succeeds as an entry in the larger “John Wick” franchise, but is a stylish, entertaining, and surprisingly self-contained action thriller in its own right.

Set between the third and fourth “John Wick” films, “Ballerina” hands the reins to Ana de Armas as Eve. As a girl, Eve witnessed her father’s murder at the hands of a mysterious assassin cult. Rescued from the ashes by Winston (Ian McShane) and absorbed into the Ruska Roma under the icy supervision of The Director (Anjelica Huston), Eve spends the next 12 years training for retribution (and ballet). Now a fully-formed killer, Eve’s mission is clear: hunt down the people who destroyed her family and kill them all. It’s a classic revenge story dressed up in the “John Wick” universe’s bespoke assassins, rigid etiquette, and guns. Lots of guns.

Eve is never positioned as the female John Wick—and wisely so. John Wick is mythical and almost unknowable; Eve is grounded and sympathetic. Her pain is understandable, her goals are clear, and there is an undercurrent of desperation to her that sets her apart from Wick. Ana de Armas plays Eve with steely focus and simmering rage. She’s scrappy, determined, ferocious, and comionate in equal measure. Eve’s desperation comes through in every moment, but especially during the action scenes, where De Armas’s ferocious performance gives Eve depth even when the script can’t. She proved her action chops in 2021’s “No Time To Die,” but “Ballerina” shows she can not only do the job, but carry her own film.

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Watched on Friday June 6, 2025.

Definitely didn’t expect this to feel as empty as it did. Doesn’t do enough with the horror elements to justify the very stock character and thematic stuff - ended up with very little to hang on to. Still see the potential in these guys, I’m hoping I can connect with their next one better

Watched on Friday May 30, 2025.

Hey have you guys seen that new Marvel that’s out? I heard it’s supposed to be nuts.

Refreshing to see an honest to god good marvel movie again even if it is unfortunately a recession indicator. This one feels surprisingly un-fucked-with. I actually liked spending time with these characters, and they are written and performed with enough depth to latch on to - and their struggles tie neatly into the themes. 

It’s nice to know that I haven’t been the problem this whole time!

Over the years certain jokes or moments in comedies have made me laugh so hard and for so long it genuinely feels unsafe to my health. In Hot Rod it was when Rod fell down the hill. In Popstar, the moment that Owen’s helmet started blasting light into the crowd - oh my god I couldn’t breathe for like 5 minutes straight. 

Anyway, as a whole this feels like a follow up to Hot Rod which makes a lot of sense. I think I prefer Hot Rod’s more laid back insanity over this, but there is still so much to enjoy here.

If I had a nickel for every time these boys made a movie that flopped hard initially but found its audience later, I’d have two nickels.

Well, if you’re going to be a complete puff piece about your subject, sanding down any rough edges and forcing their story into a narrative-friendly structure….the least you can do is make it LEGO.

Watched on Monday May 26, 2025.

boy so confusing featuring paul rudd

Three star original films are actually the only type of movie that matters anymore

There is a distinct moment where this goes from feeling like Tarantino to feeling like straight up classic Rodriguez schlock and it never goes back

I’m a piece of shit for not seeing this in the theater! And so are you! original films!

Can I just say, I had a lovely time. Mean spirited but super fun. Punk rock.

when Harry Styles was talking about the disaster that was Don’t Worry Darling and he was all “what I love about this movie is that it’s like…a movie.”

Sinners is like….a movie.

Charming! SZA is a good comedic actor! Keke Palmer is very likeable! What is Katt Williams doing!

There’s worse ways to burn 85 minutes.

Suuuper inventive micro-budget filmmaking. The lofi, mumblecore nature of the early dialogue scenes help give the surprisingly tight plotting a lot more impact. This one loses me a little bit with the ending, though. Would have been fun to leave things a little bit more up to interpretation. In fact, there is a reveal about 3/4 of the way through that feels like the PERFECT stopping point.

Still, this is a movie to recommend to the movie lovers in your life. No gimmicks or special effects to hide behind - just a tight plot, natural performances, and an excellent high concept.

Watched on Thursday March 13, 2025.

Fun! Less like Birdman and more like the Charlie Work episode of Always Sunny. Doesn’t really come together in the end, but no ragerts about watching once.

The first time I saw this I was so swept up in the chaos that I couldn’t even follow most of the plot. On a rewatch, wow would ya believe there’s an awful lot of substance here! But it never stops being funny both on a screenplay and slapstick level.

This will probably end up becoming the definitive Valentine’s Day horror movie…not that there’s very many of them. Still, this was fun! Nails a tonal balance between the impressive and often graphic kills, the puppy-dog innocent romance, and some genuinely funny comedic moments. 

We’re not winning any Oscars or anything here folks, but for a holiday-themed slasher not named Terrifier 3, this will do.

I kinda feel like Baker got lucky with Mikey Madison’s performance in this. This movie is the furthest thing from bad, and I really enjoyed it, but I do agree with some of the reviews here saying that Ani herself feels a bit underdeveloped. I think she’s perfectly compatible with the themes of the film and I see what Sean was going for, but for such an empathetic filmmaker I am slightly underwhelmed with this aspect of the film.

He’s always had such a profound ability to depict real humanity in under-explored corners of American life, and I think his plot and message focus has finally started to get in the way. He’s shooting for a more mainstream Oscar contender, which this is. I just think he loses a little of his magic along the way. 

I still love the way this man makes movies, and the writing and characters are far from shallow. I just hoped to find a little more to chew on here.

I enjoyed this SO much more than I thought I would have. Turns a religious tradition into a high-stakes political thriller based almost entirely on clashing personalities instead of ideologies. Love the shots of cardinals doing mundane things like using their phones, going through security, and smoking/vaping. Great way to subtly deconstruct the mystique of these religious figures and let you see each one as human in all their complexities.

Gets some points for originality and some visually compelling musical scenes. In a totally different movie with totally different songs, I could see them working pretty well. 

Unfortunately, the plot is insane! Emilia Perez as a character goes tragically unexplored! When Selena Gomez sings in Spanish it sounds like she’s speaking in tongues!

At least it’s interesting.

That Robin Williams guy sure can act!

Movies from this era are starting to age quite well - call it nostalgia for the early aughts finally setting in. The whole premise is so of-it’s-time now and I think that works in the movie’s favor. I appreciate the set design making things look a little TOO neat and clean - it contributes nicely to the unsettling tone overall. There were a handful of visual flourishes, including a very surprising dream sequence, that I really appreciated as well.

Williams, as usual, crushes it in a dramatic role. He makes it look easy but he really did disappear into this guy, twisting his signature charm into something darker and much more troubled. 

As tends to be the case with these kinds of movies, they do such a good job exploring the character that once it’s time to actually get somewhere in the story, things start to fall apart. Despite a disappointing finale this is worth checking out for Robin Williams alone. But you probably already knew that!

It felt just like my childhood until Wallace said AI

This was better than you all made me think it was! I really liked the giallo influences in this one. Just like a true giallo, the ending is never quite as exciting as the mysteries that are set up. Still though, much more enjoyable than I would have expected.

This very much didn’t feel its length which was very impressive for a period piece whose plot revolves around architecture. Feels built from the ground-up to be an Academy Awards powerhouse, checking all of the technical and performance-based boxes effortlessly while containing themes that feel straight from the headlines. 

I will 100% never watch it again though.

I would die for the cat. I WANT to die for the cat.

Oh! I didn’t realize it was gonna be like THAT! Somewhere between Possessor and Malignant. The most disturbing part of the whole movie was how often she was late for everything! Why didn’t Charli XCX do the score! The sound design was so good it made me sad I missed this in the theater! FUCK STUDIOS FUCK SEQUELS!

This was a super charming musical “biopic” that proves that particular genre isn’t completely dead, and that refreshing, original filmmaking can still exist in that world. Boisterous, fun, and confidently written. Amazed that the guys in the band played themselves.

I chuckled a couple times what do you want from me

No Oscar buzz for this movie?? Like, none at all?

Fuck corporate filmmaking! Fuck comic books! Fuck sequels! More of this please

I wish I liked this more, it’s got a really distinct style and takes a lot of big swings. Unfortunately with movies like this, when they don’t fully come together at the end, it kinda dampens the full experience in retrospect. I think Kravitz has a bright future as a director though, this was very watchable and engaging.

The sort of breezy action rom-com that we apparently don’t go out to theaters for anymore. Not usually my genre, but this one rises above thanks to Linklater’s assured hand on the wheel. Exactly the type of movie I was looking for in the moment.

Strong debut for Anna Kendrick as a director. This movie feels like it was made by somebody with a lot of confidence behind the camera. It isn’t flashy but there are a lot of small decisions that come together very nicely and leave an impression. That parking lot scene at the end is a great example - had me stressin’!

Nosferatu fucks

These are COMEDIES

Merry fuckin Christmas

kieran culkin: cry bitch

me: I owe you my life

Pete Holmes be in a good movie challenge, difficulty impossible

Watched on Thursday November 28, 2024.

Quite possibly the most upsetting Curb episode I’ve ever seen

Full review coming later but I’m watching this on Tubi and MAN that was the most unfortunate timing for a Taco Bell ad

Take the Sparknotes of every horror movie since 2008, feed them to an AI, and ask it for a script and you’ll get the screenplay to Smile. A couple of very strong jumpscares and a surprisingly good last 15 minutes save this thing from complete forgettability.

Well, Hunter was good!

Watched on Saturday February 25, 2023.

“Shot on 35mm film” is one of the more annoying ways to start your movie but I’ll be damned if the 35mm cinematography didn’t kick ass!!

This sort of slapped?? PG-13 franchise studio blockbuster action-disaster movies are not the niche I’m usually looking for, but this was about as good as you could feasibly make one of these. The character development is surprisingly excellent - and this was clearly made by cat people.

1. Sinners
2. Friendship
3. Ballerina
4. Thunderbolts*
5. Companion
6. One of Them Days
7. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
8. Bring Her Back
9. Nonnas
10. Heart Eyes

I seriously thought I had seen more of these.

1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
3. Guardians of the Galaxy
4. WandaVision
5. Spider-Man: No Way Home
6. Thunderbolts*
7. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
8. Iron Man 3
9. Thor: Ragnarok
10. The Avengers

...plus 18 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Terrifier 3
2. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
3. A Real Pain
4. I Saw the TV Glow
5. Flow
6. Nosferatu
7. Dune: Part Two
8. Hundreds of Beavers
9. The Substance
10. Problemista

...plus 35 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Last Christmas
• Serenity
• Sorry to Bother You
• Me
• Malignant

1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2. Skinamarink
3. Bottoms
4. John Wick: Chapter 4
5. Beau Is Afraid
6. Barbie
7. Oppenheimer
8. The Holdovers
9. Asteroid City
10. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

...plus 29 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

There must be 31 horror films
6 countries
8 decades
ALL of the films from a horror franchise with at least 4 entries (if there is a hard reboot, you can choose whichever has 4+ that you prefer)
1 film by Wes Craven
1 film caused by/worsened by weather
1 film starring a Black woman
1 Donald Sutherland film
3 films from New World Pictures.
2 Indian films.
4 Italian films
2 Horror comedies
2 films made primarily or entirely in Texas
1 film that exists in at least 2 available cuts (you just have to watch one. Bonus if you watch them all.)
1 Robert Wiene film
1 Michele Soavi film
1 film from 2011
1 film from 1984
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a
Hooper film)

1. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

   New World Pictures
   Horror Comedy
   

   
   

   ✅

2. Saturday the 14th

   New world Pictures
   Horror comedy

   ✅

3. Eaten Alive

   New World Pictures 

   Tobe Hooper

   ✅

4. Opera

   Italy

5. Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

   Italy

   ✅

6. Stage Fright

   Italy
   Michele Soavi

   
   

   ✅

7. Demons

   Italy

   ✅

8. The Hands of Orlac

   Austria
   Robert Wiene

9. Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum

   Korea

   ✅

10. Fanatic

    Britain
    Sutherland

...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Terrifier 2
• Terrifier 3
• Terrifier
• All Hallows' Eve

1. The Witch
2. Hereditary
3. Climax
4. Eighth Grade
5. The Florida Project
6. Green Room
7. Midsommar
8. The Lighthouse
9. Uncut Gems
10. A Ghost Story

...plus 25 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• The Beach Bum
• Road House
• Serenity
• Spring Breakers
• 50 First Dates

1. The Big Lebowski
2. No Country for Old Men
3. Burn After Reading
4. True Grit
5. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
6. Hail, Caesar!
7. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

1. The Grand Budapest Hotel
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. Asteroid City
4. The French Dispatch
5. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
6. The Darjeeling Limited
7. Isle of Dogs
8. Fantastic Mr. Fox
9. The Royal Tenenbaums

1. Memento
2. The Dark Knight
3. Inception
4. The Prestige
5. Tenet
6. Oppenheimer
7. Batman Begins
8. The Dark Knight Rises

• Blockers
• Creep
• Creep 2
• Nightcrawler
• Suspiria
• Over the Garden Wall
• Thoroughbreds
• Nathan for You: Finding s
• Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
• The Nice Guys

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Sorry Jackie. Some day.

1. Inglourious Basterds
2. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
3. Kill Bill: Vol. 2
4. Django Unchained
5. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
6. Pulp Fiction
7. Reservoir Dogs
8. The Hateful Eight
9. Death Proof

• Airplane!
• Blockers
• Bottoms
• The Nice Guys
• The Big Lebowski
• What We Do in the Shadows
• Game Night
• Burn After Reading
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
• An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn

...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
• Mike Birbiglia: The New One
• John Mulaney: New in Town
• Pete Holmes: I Am Not for Everyone
• Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong
• Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour
• Bo Burnham: Make Happy
• Bo Burnham: What.
• Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words
• Joe Pera: Slow & Steady

• Suspiria
• Suspiria
• Insidious
• Hereditary
• Midsommar
• The Witch
• The Lighthouse
• A Dark Song
• Alucarda
• Terrifier

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Insidious: Chapter 2
2. Insidious
3. Insidious: Chapter 3
4. Insidious: The Red Door
5. Insidious: The Last Key

1. Saw X
2. Saw II
3. Saw
4. Saw V
5. Saw VI
6. Saw III
7. Jigsaw
8. Saw IV
9. Saw 3D
10. Spiral: From the Book of Saw

• V/H/S/2
• V/H/S
• V/H/S/85
• V/H/S/99
• V/H/S/94

1. Halloweentown
2. Don't Look Under the Bed
3. High School Musical 2
4. High School Musical
5. Smart House
6. Brink!
7. Alley Cats Strike
8. Cadet Kelly
9. The Luck of the Irish
10. Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior

...plus 11 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Thief and the Cobbler
2. The Prince of Egypt
3. Pink Flamingos
4. Vampire's Kiss
5. Miracle Valley
6. Slice
7. Manos: The Hands of Fate

   Mr game and watch 

8. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
9. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
10. Kill Her Goats

1. Dune
2. The Suicide Squad
3. Bo Burnham: Inside
4. The Green Knight
5. The French Dispatch
6. Red Rocket
7. Licorice Pizza
8. Spider-Man: No Way Home
9. Malignant
10. Saint Maud

...plus 27 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I caught these more than once in the theater. I feel like sometimes the feeling that spurs you to do that is hard to quantify in a rating or a review but anything on here is probably something I’d recommend in one way or another.

• The Avengers
• Baby Driver
• Blockers
• Doctor Strange
• Get Out
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Greatest Showman

  FIVE TIMES

• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Hereditary
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

...plus 9 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Not taking questions

• Brawl in Cell Block 99
• Dragged Across Concrete
• Bone Tomahawk

1. Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2. Suspiria
3. Hereditary
4. Eighth Grade
5. Thoroughbreds
6. First Reformed
7. Annihilation
8. BlacKkKlansman
9. The Death of Stalin
10. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

...plus 55 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Host
• Spring
• The Blackcoat's Daughter
• Terrifier 2
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

1. Terrifier 2
2. The Northman
3. Everything Everywhere All at Once
4. Bodies Bodies Bodies
5. Pearl
6. Avatar: The Way of Water
7. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
8. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
9. The Batman
10. Jackass Forever

...plus 26 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2. Spider-Man: No Way Home
3. Spider-Man
4. The Amazing Spider-Man
5. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
6. Spider-Man 2
7. Spider-Man 3
8. Spider-Man: Homecoming
9. Spider-Man: Far From Home

• Your Name.
• Spirited Away
• Perfect Blue
• Kiki's Delivery Service

1. What We Do in the Shadows
2. Boy
3. Hunt for the Wilderpeople

   Shit! Just! Got! Real!

4. Thor: Ragnarok
5. Jojo Rabbit
6. Eagle vs Shark
7. Thor: Love and Thunder

1. The Suicide Squad
2. The Batman
3. Aquaman
4. Wonder Woman
5. Justice League
6. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
7. Suicide Squad

1. Moana
2. Zootopia
3. Encanto
4. Tangled
5. Frozen
6. Frozen II

1. Please Hold
2. Take and Run
3. The Long Goodbye
4. On My Mind
5. The Dress

1. Bo Burnham: Inside
2. Bo Burnham: What.
3. Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words
4. Bo Burnham: Make Happy

Haven’t seen Cinderella or Beauty and the Beast yet oops!!!

1. The Lion King
2. Pete's Dragon
3. The Jungle Book
4. Christopher Robin
5. Alice in Wonderland
6. Maleficent
7. Mulan
8. Aladdin
9. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
10. Dumbo

• Malignant
• Ready or Not
• Midnight Mass
• Basket Case
• Lamb
• Trick 'r Treat
• Event Horizon
• Candyman
• The Alchemist Cookbook

• Suspiria
• Trick 'r Treat
• Hocus Pocus
• Beetlejuice
• Murder Party
• Ready or Not
• The Witch
• Hereditary
• After Midnight
• Hellraiser

...plus 29 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• The Witch
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
• Ratatouille
• Inglourious Basterds
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Over the Garden Wall
• Suspiria

1. Promising Young Woman
2. Possessor
3. After Midnight
4. The Trial of the Chicago 7
5. Da 5 Bloods
6. Sound of Metal
7. The Devil All the Time
8. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
9. Bill & Ted Face the Music
10. I'm Thinking of Ending Things

...plus 26 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Promising Young Woman
2. The Trial of the Chicago 7
3. Sound of Metal
4. Nomadland
5. Judas and the Black Messiah

• Feeling Through
• Two Distant Strangers
• The Present
• The Letter Room
• White Eye

1. Ratatouille
2. Toy Story 3
3. Monsters, Inc.
4. Finding Nemo
5. Coco
6. Toy Story
7. Inside Out
8. WALL·E
9. Incredibles 2
10. Monsters University

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

In case movie goes under (which is so likely rn) I wanna the insane value I got from this service, so I’m recording every movie I saw with it. Multiple viewings (RIP that feature) are recorded in the notes.

• The Post
• Call Me by Your Name
• Molly's Game
• I, Tonya
• The Greatest Showman

  FOUR TIMES I AINT SCREWIN AROUND I LIKE HAVING FUN

• Hostiles
• The Shape of Water
• Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
• Coco
• Phantom Thread

...plus 30 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• One Cut of the Dead
• Spirited Away
• Mandy
• An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
• The Shining

• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
• Boy
• Toy Story 3
• Inception
• The Last Exorcism
• Black Swan
• Easy A
• Insidious
• The Social Network
• Drive

...plus 127 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Climax
2. The Lion King
3. Midsommar
4. Us
5. The Lighthouse
6. Uncut Gems
7. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
8. Parasite
9. Ready or Not
10. Knives Out

...plus 32 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Fight Club
• The Godfather
• Amadeus
• Eraserhead
• The Sound of Music
• Citizen Kane

I plan to watch a TON of movies this year. Here’s everything I watch, in order.

+6 extra viewings of The Greatest Showman
+2 extra views of Suspiria
+1 extra view of The Shape of Water
+1 extra view of Blockers
+1 extra view of Molly’s Game
+1 extra view of Finding s
+1 extra view of What We Do in the Shadows
+1 extra view of Hereditary
+1 extra view of Hunt for the Wilderpeople

• The ant
• Rango
• The Big Sick
• What We Do in the Shadows

  2X

• Hot Fuzz
• Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
• I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
• Café Society
• The Greatest Showman

  X7

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

...plus 248 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This list is subject to change as I am nowhere near close to finishing watching all of the movies I need to this year. Some entries might be iffy given actual years of production and I think some release years on here are reflective of festival releases which don’t really count in my book. If there’s one or two “2016” films on here, that’s why.

1. Call Me by Your Name
2. Your Name.
3. Nathan for You: Finding s
4. Ingrid Goes West

   I don’t know if I think this is better than Lady Bird, but it has definitely left me with more to think about. I made a pretty lengthy and rambling review of it already so there’s not a whole lot left for me to say but something about this movie really got under my skin in a really, really good way.

5. A Ghost Story

   Not for everybody, but I loved this film way more than I expected to. If you can lock in and engage with it, it’ll affect you a lot.

6. Lady Bird

   I really struggle to think of a single serious flaw with this movie. There are a couple of lines of dialogue that could’ve been rewritten but that’s all in nitpick territory. If anything comes up on top of this one it is due to the strengths of that film, not the weaknesses of this one.

7. A Dark Song

   The tone and atmosphere that A Dark Song sets almost entirely overshadows flaws that I may have found. A combination of a superb and minimal score, fantastic acting, great dialogue, beautiful cinematography that takes advantage its confined setting, and a controversial central theme make this a film that I personally would consider a future horror classic.

8. I, Tonya
9. Get Out

   It’s sad that by it’s very nature Get Out is almost destined to be seen as “overhyped” in the near future. I will never forget the first time I saw it in the theater (one out of three). The way the film built its intrigue and left hints that led to a completely earned and wholly satisfying final act was incredible and just shows that Jordan Peele has a bright future ahead of him as a writer and director. PLEASE big studios leave this guy alone and let him give us a few new horror movies before you inevitably scoop him up for Iron Man 8 or whatever.

10. Coco

...plus 64 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.