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Writer and Podcast Host @ Double Take
@JessSpoll on TikTok and Instagram.

Favorite films

  • Brokeback Mountain
  • Jurassic Park
  • Thoroughbreds
  • Twin Peaks

All
  • The Life of Chuck

    ★★★★½

  • 28 Days Later

    ★★★★

  • Bring Her Back

    ★★★

  • Dangerous Animals

    ★★★

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The Life of Chuck

2024

★★★★½ Liked Watched

there’s a very specific kind of awe I used to chase as a kid, staring up at the stars until they made me dizzy, letting the vastness of it all press in until I felt small in the best way. the life of chuck cracked that part of my brain back open.

flanagan (my king) in his most delicate work yet crafts a story that’s both massive and intimate, and beautifully still. it's about legacy and about being present in…

Dangerous Animals

2025

★★★ Rewatched

Loved the idea of a serial killer shark movie, but in the end I wanted more chomps and less creepy killer. Jai Courtney is either a real-life psychopath or deserves an Oscar (I’m being so serious).

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Uglies

2024

Watched

it was NOT looking good when they kicked things off with a big ol exposition dump

this is pretty much what I expected, but somehow still more soulless and contrived 

leaving things on a cliffhanger is absolutely unhinged of them

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024

★½ Watched

this genuinely made me so miserable, I’ll put eloquent thoughts here later maybe