Letterboxd 4v3r4n 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙩 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/ Letterboxd - 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙩 How to Train Your Dragon 246v34 2025 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2025/ letterboxd-review-912192345 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:28:17 +1200 2025-06-09 No How to Train Your Dragon 2025 3.5 1087192 <![CDATA[

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My favorite part was when they took the computer generated dragons from the original and turned them into computer generated dragons

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Final Destination 2 6511s 2003 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/final-destination-2/ letterboxd-watch-910985633 Mon, 9 Jun 2025 07:22:02 +1200 2025-06-08 No Final Destination 2 2003 3.0 9358 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday June 8, 2025.

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Solo 1j4o5m A Star Wars Story, 2018 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/solo-a-star-wars-story/ letterboxd-review-909101638 Sat, 7 Jun 2025 10:02:21 +1200 2025-06-04 Yes Solo: A Star Wars Story 2018 3.5 348350 <![CDATA[

Star Wars can be an epic space opera, good verses evil, or a cereal western like The Mandalorian. It can be a gritty war film like Rogue One, or sometimes it can be a fun little heist movie like Solo. Star Wars is one of the only franchises which can be multiple genres at once and thrive off it. Which is why I believe that this universe has space for everything.

I’ll watch Andor when I want peak storytelling, or sometimes I want to watch the prequels when I want to laugh at the silly dialogue. Which brings me to Solo - I watch Solo when I want some dumb silly fun, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. Just because one type of film is objectively better than the other, doesn’t mean there isn’t enough room for both to exist and be enjoyed simultaneously in their own right. Star Wars is such a massive universe, it’d be a hindrance to lock it into one particular thing which has proven to work. Star Wars WORKS because it is so much. The table of Star Wars is big enough for multiple meals to be enjoyed.

That's why I love Solo. It’s not really hurting anyone or pulling any groundbreaking stuff. Solo is the kind of Star Wars movie where I love the little stuff. I love the characters. I love the soundtrack. I love the heist formula. I love the energy. I love the double cross at the end. I love Paul Bettany because he’s such a delightful freak. And common, the Kessel run is just SO Star Wars, THIS MOVIE IS JUST SO MUCH FUN AND HARMLESS? WHY THE HATE?!

Sure, Solo isn't the best Star Wars project, not by 12 parsecs, but that doesn't mean it’s bad. Just because it isn’t Empire or Andor, doesn’t automatically mean it’s worthless. There’s room for everything.

Star Wars is meant to be fun, and I think that people forget that.

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Pacific Rim 1j1f13 2013 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/pacific-rim/3/ letterboxd-review-908792340 Sat, 7 Jun 2025 02:22:19 +1200 2025-06-06 Yes Pacific Rim 2013 4.0 68726 <![CDATA[

The most 'hell yeah' movie ever made.

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Star Wars 4u2m5r The Force Awakens, 2015 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens/1/ letterboxd-watch-905738363 Tue, 3 Jun 2025 08:10:01 +1200 2025-06-01 Yes Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 4.0 140607 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday June 1, 2025.

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The Conjuring y1d73 2013 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/the-conjuring/ letterboxd-watch-904292295 Sun, 1 Jun 2025 21:54:41 +1200 2025-05-31 Yes The Conjuring 2013 4.0 138843 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday May 31, 2025.

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Captain America 571iq Brave New World, 2025 - ★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/captain-america-brave-new-world/1/ letterboxd-watch-902589619 Sat, 31 May 2025 04:59:35 +1200 2025-05-30 Yes Captain America: Brave New World 2025 2.5 822119 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday May 30, 2025.

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Whiplash 5kx5p 2014 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/whiplash-2014/3/ letterboxd-watch-898806754 Mon, 26 May 2025 22:20:16 +1200 2025-05-26 Yes Whiplash 2014 5.0 244786 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday May 26, 2025.

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Oddity 105621 2024 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/oddity-2024/ letterboxd-review-894466783 Thu, 22 May 2025 10:08:37 +1200 2025-05-21 No Oddity 2024 4.5 1216191 <![CDATA[

Holy shit…this was…something else. I genuinely can’t the last time I felt this uncomfortable watching a movie. Uncomfortable in a way which at times, I genuinely didn’t like looking at the screen. The film just has this deep, depriving dread and emptiness which is patient enough to lower your guard up until it unfolds. You can’t really tell where anything is going, and the longer you spend time with it, the lower you’ll start to sink into your chair.

Oddity doesn’t have a single uplifting moment, nor does it leave you feeling un-isolated, so it’s safe to say that I loved every minute of it. You’ll stare into the dark abyss of a shot which lingers just a little too long, and it builds tension in such a clever way. The film has a strange sense of realism while still feeling otherworldly, and it all just feels so horrible to watch, but in the best way possible.

The atmosphere and build up is just on another level. It constantly keeps you on edge while you know something is coming, you just don’t know when.

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Rogue One 2x3c3c A Star Wars Story, 2016 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story/1/ letterboxd-review-892803321 Tue, 20 May 2025 09:16:25 +1200 2025-05-19 Yes Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016 4.0 330459 <![CDATA[

Watching Rogue One with the mindset of it being the true season finale to both seasons of Andor genuinely changes it into something different. Treating the film this way gives this whole movie a new sensibility of payoff. It’s the true season finale to the show and it’s just insane how different the show gives this film context, and again - payoff

Every character has a moment to shine. Every moment feels like a finale that was set up in the show, and it’s just mesmerized to me how seamless the transition is from Andor to Rogue One. The little threads and set-ups the show makes over 2 seasons, the foreshadowing, the characters, the overarching dread of the tragedy the film holds, everything in the show just completely changes this movie, and it felt like I was watching something I had never seen before.

Andor season 1, and season 2, concluded with Rogue One is - dare I say it, the new holy trinity of the franchise since the originals. This trilogy of content has made this era of Star Wars the most impressive, culturally relevant, rewarding, and captivating arc in the franchise’s history, and may genuinely be perfect.

…man I fucking love Star Wars.

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Scream 4 26623c 2011 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/scream-4/1/ letterboxd-review-891887851 Mon, 19 May 2025 09:29:33 +1200 2025-05-18 No Scream 4 2011 3.0 41446 <![CDATA[

Onto my fourth Scream movie now, and I gotta ask myself: Am I getting bored of these yet? The answer should be yes, but I’m happy to say FUCK NO. 

I’ll be honest, I could never HATE any of these movies at this point, because they’re just so fucking fun man, I could never be mad at them - except THIS time I AM mad because in this one ghostface didn’t eat enough shit I would personally consider acceptable for a Scream movie.

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Final Destination Bloodlines 503o73 2025 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/final-destination-bloodlines/ letterboxd-review-890011477 Sat, 17 May 2025 11:15:23 +1200 2025-05-16 No Final Destination Bloodlines 2025 4.0 574475 <![CDATA[

My buddy leaned across to me mere seconds into the first scene and whispered with murderous intent “I can’t wait to see how they die 👹”

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Creep 576h13 2014 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/creep-2014/ letterboxd-watch-887284117 Tue, 13 May 2025 20:30:25 +1200 2025-05-10 No Creep 2014 3.0 250574 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday May 10, 2025.

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Thunderbolts* 584g4j 2025 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/thunderbolts/1/ letterboxd-watch-880839288 Tue, 6 May 2025 01:00:48 +1200 2025-05-05 Yes Thunderbolts* 2025 4.0 986056 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday May 5, 2025.

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Thunderbolts* 584g4j 2025 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/thunderbolts/ letterboxd-review-877774369 Sat, 3 May 2025 01:50:01 +1200 2025-05-01 No Thunderbolts* 2025 4.0 986056 <![CDATA[

Thunderbolts* is surprisingly the most refreshing film in a run of a lot of hit or miss projects in the MCU nowadays. It’s a breath of fresh air for the franchise mainly because it offers something the MCU hasn't had in a while - sincerity. Characters actually have believable emotions, heart, and realism. Christ, I cared more for these characters in ONE movie than I did for Mrs. Marvel after her entire show?

This is a modern MCU movie with themes? Depth? Practicality? Minimalism? Like what? Characters ACTUALLY have emotion with each other. They share tender moments with each other AND THEY’RE THE BEST PARTS OF THE MOVIE? They squabble, they poke at each other, and they find a place in the journey they share. Most importantly, they grow on you as a viewer. And the action (while minimal) is excellently short, snappy, and fun. The best part about this movie is the simplicity.

Thunderbolts* is genuinely one of the most heartfelt, emotional, and rewarding projects marvel has put out since Guardians 3 or Loki, and I was fucking blown away that there were no annoying jokes or levity. 

Whilst watching Thunderbolts* I realized that I was giddy about marvel again. I was smiling. I was lost in the universe. Marvel was back, and this time it feels like its back to stay (at last).

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Mad Max 2 681wf 1981 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/mad-max-2/3/ letterboxd-watch-876346160 Thu, 1 May 2025 08:39:58 +1200 2025-04-30 Yes Mad Max 2 1981 4.5 8810 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday April 30, 2025.

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Star Wars 4u2m5r Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, 2005 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith/1/ letterboxd-review-874090010 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:17:33 +1200 2025-04-27 Yes Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005 4.0 1895 <![CDATA[

20th Anniversary Re-release

Guys i’m telling you right now, seeing the opening battle in the cinema literally altered my brain chemistry, and not to mention witnessing “hello there” in glorious 4K was of course the highlight.

It’s so weird to me that we as a society used to believe this film was trash, but now we just think it’s cool? that’s so fucking sick man i love that. And I love that us early 2000’s kids who grew up with these movies have all turned into adults now, and we have come back to these movies in a strange nostalgic way that we just look back incredibly fondly on.

Revenge of the Sith just goes to show how much disney fucked the sequel trilogy. And yeh, the prequels aren’t the best, but at least Lucas PLANNED these before he made them unlike disney. Like it or not, this movie feels like a grand finale and it goes out with a fucking bang.

This will always hold a special place in my heart, that being the high ground.

…Okay that didn’t really make sense but you get where i’m going with this.

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Until Dawn 2u6d13 2025 - ★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/until-dawn-2025/ letterboxd-review-872244574 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 11:42:09 +1200 2025-04-25 No Until Dawn 2025 2.5 1232546 <![CDATA[

A two hour episode of scooby-doo except the entire mystery gang fucking explode

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Sinners 585y6o 2025 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/sinners-2025/ letterboxd-review-869832677 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:36:47 +1200 2025-04-22 No Sinners 2025 4.5 1233413 <![CDATA[

Sinners is a unique distinction for genre blending of which Coogler experiments some really wacky ideas and concepts. His blend of nocturnal vampire horror, historical drama, and how music relates to the soul combines almost perfectly in ways which they definitely shouldn’t. Seriously, there was some crazy ass shit I didn’t expect to see here.

I don’t often say this, but I just really fucking enjoyed watching this. It’s a weird comment to make, but I just loved watching this.

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Superbad 3r3e1h 2007 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/superbad/6/ letterboxd-watch-867323766 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:53:15 +1200 2025-04-19 Yes Superbad 2007 5.0 8363 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday April 19, 2025.

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Warfare 5v5q26 2025 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/warfare/ letterboxd-review-863887300 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:44:32 +1200 2025-04-16 No Warfare 2025 4.5 1241436 <![CDATA[

Walking out of the cinema feeling sick from the haunting realism and bleakness, coming into the cinema lobby and hearing ‘Man in the Mirror’ by Michael Jackson was the exact type of tonal whiplash I needed after this.

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Oasis 161a20 Knebworth 1996, 2021 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/oasis-knebworth-1996/ letterboxd-review-863028632 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:12:37 +1200 2025-04-15 No Oasis: Knebworth 1996 2021 5.0 850490 <![CDATA[

I would genuinely kill a victorian child to obtain the ability to create a time machine, just so I could travel to 1996 and experience this live. Then do nothing else with the time machine, and simply come home.

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John Wick 3j3s68 Chapter 2, 2017 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/john-wick-chapter-2/2/ letterboxd-watch-862910521 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:07:50 +1200 2025-04-14 Yes John Wick: Chapter 2 2017 3.5 324552 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday April 14, 2025.

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Black Mirror 3k1561 Playtest, 2016 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/black-mirror-playtest/ letterboxd-watch-862794948 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 01:21:24 +1200 2025-04-14 No Black Mirror: Playtest 2016 3.5 495631 <![CDATA[

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Black Mirror 3k1561 Shut Up and Dance, 2016 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/black-mirror-shut-up-and-dance/1/ letterboxd-watch-862252792 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 08:19:24 +1200 2025-04-14 No Black Mirror: Shut Up and Dance 2016 4.0 495632 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday April 14, 2025.

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Hot Fuzz 302k3q 2007 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/hot-fuzz/1/ letterboxd-watch-859969843 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 21:32:20 +1200 2025-04-12 Yes Hot Fuzz 2007 5.0 4638 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday April 12, 2025.

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John Wick 3j3s68 2014 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/john-wick/9/ letterboxd-review-858741437 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:16:32 +1200 2025-04-07 Yes John Wick 2014 5.0 245891 <![CDATA[

Theatrical Re-Release of ‘John Wick’ 

“YEAH…IM THINKIN’ IM BACK”

It’s been a while since I’ve watched John Wick, but since I first saw this, it’s been on of my favorite films to date, and I still strongly believe this is the definitive ‘action movie’. John Wick is the movie you show someone if they don’t like action movies TO MAKE them like action movies. It’s the movie which single handily re-defined the action genre. There's a reason every action movie coming out today tries to mimic the style and choreography of these movies. And not a single one comes close. Whether you like it or not, John Wick is fucking cinema like it’s his bitch. 

Okay, so having seen this 4 or 5 times, and NOW having seen this in a theatre? I can definitively say that you have NOT seen John Wick until you have watched this in the cinema. This experience was TRANSCENDENT. I was so fucking locked in and I experienced this movie in a completely new light and i’m not even exaggerating in the slightest. I was with my buddy Will who had SOMEHOW never seen this, and the entire movie we just kept looking across each other with goofy grins on our faces, nodding along to the beat of the club music while Wick becomes a one man army like he's in a fucking video game.

This is just the coolest movie ever man, I forgot how simple, yet effective the film is since the sequels are so fucking nutty and insane. I genuinely think that this one might be my favorite of the 4. It’s a perfect full fledged bombardment of synth waves and bullets to the face, and Reeves delivers an utterly badass performance - I can’t stop quoting the entire film. 

This movie means so much to me. I genuinely think this is one of the greatest action films made in the 21st century, and possibly in general. Everything is fucking perfect with this movie, and I will die on that hill believing this.

This movie was literally made for me personally.

Be seeing you, Mr. Wick.

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Talk to Me 4c485 2022 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/talk-to-me-2022/4/ letterboxd-watch-855769690 Mon, 7 Apr 2025 09:56:19 +1200 2025-04-06 Yes Talk to Me 2022 4.0 1008042 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday April 6, 2025.

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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny 6i1324 2006 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/tenacious-d-in-the-pick-of-destiny/1/ letterboxd-review-855769285 Mon, 7 Apr 2025 09:55:57 +1200 2025-04-06 No Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny 2006 5.0 2179 <![CDATA[

I watched this over a week ago with my buddy Will, who had been wanting to show this movie to me ever since our friendship was crafted. It’s his favorite movie. That says all you need to know about him. Will doesn’t just enjoy this movie. He LIVES IT. Motherfucker has made this his entire personality which is why i’m friends with him.

Safe to say Will was very excited to show me Pick of Destiny.

…and boy was I in for a treat.

Once I witnessed Jack Black doing a push up with his errection I could instantly see why this was Wills favorite movie. My third eye had been opened. There was no point in treating this as an actual movie, because Pick of Destiny is something else entirely. It’s a way of life. And my buddy Will lives it everyday - dick jokes and heavy metal.

I can now understand why Will brought an electric guitar, and I can imagine him furiously duelling Satan himself in a guitar battle whilst calling him a bitch in his room every night.

This movie IS my friendship with Will. It stands for everything HE stands for. And godamn do I ire that.

Thank you for showing me this Will. I physically cannot rate this any less than 5 stars because of what this movie stands for.

It stands for friendship and beauty itself.

Thank you Pick of Destiny, you’re pretty cool in my books.

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A Minecraft Movie 112w1i 2025 - ★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/a-minecraft-movie/ letterboxd-review-854613831 Sun, 6 Apr 2025 08:43:58 +1200 2025-04-05 No A Minecraft Movie 2025 2.5 950387 <![CDATA[

perhaps the most aware I have ever been watching a movie that I am in fact ‘watching a movie’.

...I’m not quite sure how else to explain that, but I hope that makes sense to the right people.

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Novocaine 2u4f45 2025 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/novocaine-2025/ letterboxd-review-852295910 Thu, 3 Apr 2025 10:47:56 +1300 2025-04-02 No Novocaine 2025 3.5 1195506 <![CDATA[

A stylized blast filled with great action and a vibe which is so unserious and cool. The soundtrack was fucking sick and I love when action movies like this get kinda silly and over the top. Action comedies SHOULD be WAYYY over the top and this definitely hits the mark for me.

Didn’t over-stay its welcome. It got in, kicked some ass, played some banging music, and got out.

Oh and, seeing the CEO of sex on the big screen was probably one of the moments of all time.

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Black Bag 4n555y 2025 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/black-bag-2025/ letterboxd-review-844001536 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:14:33 +1300 2025-03-22 No Black Bag 2025 3.0 1233575 <![CDATA[

Michael Fasbender demanding someone to unclench their anal sphincter is defiantly something that I wouldn't have predicted.

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Come to Daddy 5lc71 2019 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/come-to-daddy/ letterboxd-watch-841160442 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:35:29 +1300 2025-03-20 No Come to Daddy 2019 3.0 586592 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday March 20, 2025.

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Daredevil 3t10d 2003 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/daredevil/ letterboxd-watch-839609316 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 03:25:38 +1300 2025-03-18 No Daredevil 2003 4.5 9480 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday March 18, 2025.

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Stories We Tell 585a5z 2012 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/stories-we-tell/ letterboxd-watch-833504083 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:44:23 +1300 2025-03-11 No Stories We Tell 2012 4.0 128216 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday March 11, 2025.

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes d3k5v 2024 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/2/ letterboxd-watch-831932771 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:28:05 +1300 2025-03-09 Yes Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 2024 4.0 653346 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday March 9, 2025.

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Black Mirror 3k1561 Bandersnatch, 2018 - ★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/black-mirror-bandersnatch/1/ letterboxd-watch-831932487 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:27:51 +1300 2025-03-07 No Black Mirror: Bandersnatch 2018 2.0 569547 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday March 7, 2025.

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The Substance 2t2s2u 2024 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/the-substance/2/ letterboxd-watch-831927088 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:23:30 +1300 2025-03-07 Yes The Substance 2024 4.0 933260 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday March 7, 2025.

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Mickey 17 2q27c 2025 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/mickey-17/ letterboxd-review-829631059 Sat, 8 Mar 2025 12:25:46 +1300 2025-03-07 No Mickey 17 2025 3.5 696506 <![CDATA[

I can’t help but feel like if Yorgos Lanthimos directed this we would have an oscar winner on our hands

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Hundreds of Beavers 1qd9 2022 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/hundreds-of-beavers/1/ letterboxd-watch-828656731 Fri, 7 Mar 2025 10:51:02 +1300 2025-03-06 Yes Hundreds of Beavers 2022 4.5 1019939 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday March 6, 2025.

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Inception b4y1w 2010 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/inception/2/ letterboxd-review-827498915 Thu, 6 Mar 2025 02:50:59 +1300 2025-03-02 No Inception 2010 4.5 27205 <![CDATA[

Inception has been a film I've been wanting to watch for years now, and I've been saving it for a special day. So when I saw my local IMAX was showing a re-release? My pants literally exploded.

This was everything I was hoping for. Nolan delivers yet another mind-fucking spectacular with insane visuals and a vastly layered narrative. The film is so packed full of insane details and is layered and presented in the most engaging and intense way possible. This shit is so insane and it demands your full attention from the very first scene.

Seeing this in IMAX was so nuts, it was so insanely loud my drink literally vibrated off the fucking side table. It was the perfect way to watch this for the first time. I'm so glad I waited to watch this in the intended deafening spectacle.

To me, Nolan movies always feel like the version of cinema.

I have to watch this again as soon as possible or I may self combust.

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Heart Eyes v44s 2025 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/heart-eyes/1/ letterboxd-review-825301718 Mon, 3 Mar 2025 14:31:30 +1300 2025-03-02 No Heart Eyes 2025 3.0 1302916 <![CDATA[

Okay, this was REALLY not what I was expecting. This was so fucking goofy? Like, SO silly and self aware that I kind of fucked with it? I didn’t expect to be that impressed by this but I gotta give credit where it’s due because this knows exactly what it is and I can’t ever shame self-awareness. 

Me and my buddy were like the only ones in the cinema, and we were fucking cracking up man. This shit is so funny and not even in a funny-bad way? it’s just genuinely funny? wtf? I wasn’t laughing AT the movie for a change?

you look like a ‘before’ picture” is fucking genius and I’ll be using that insult wherever possible.

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Nightbitch 2v1g5g 2024 - ★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/nightbitch/ letterboxd-review-820416717 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:38:41 +1300 2025-02-25 No Nightbitch 2024 1.0 728949 <![CDATA[

I would genuinly rather shit in my hands and clap than watch this again

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Black Panther 36384t Wakanda Forever, 2022 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/black-panther-wakanda-forever/1/ letterboxd-watch-816107625 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:33:34 +1300 2025-02-21 Yes Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022 3.5 505642 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday February 21, 2025.

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Captain America 571iq The Winter Soldier, 2014 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/captain-america-the-winter-soldier/ letterboxd-watch-813659279 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 08:04:49 +1300 2025-02-16 Yes Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2014 4.0 100402 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday February 16, 2025.

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The Monkey 26h44 2025 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/the-monkey-2025/ letterboxd-review-812956218 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:09:48 +1300 2025-02-17 No The Monkey 2025 4.0 1124620 <![CDATA[

Sometimes when I watch horror, I’m disappointed when it doesn’t scare me the way I want it too. I’m constantly seeking to relive the “high” of a horror movie which genuinely scares me - and it rarely comes by. But sometimes, i’m craving some horror shenanigans. Sheer bafoonery if you will. A horror movie which is as unserious as it can possibly be, and just as self aware how silly it is. And sometimes, I prefer the latter, especially today - because I watched The Monkey.

Osgood Perkins became one of my favorite recent directors after Longlegs, and now especially with The Monkey. This is due to a simple reason: Osgood Perkins is such a fucking weirdo. And you can tell with his movies. He’s just an absolute freak who wants to make some strange shit. He’s like me. He knows what I WANT in a horror movie. He makes these movies for ME PERSONALLY. 

To me, Longlegs and The Monkey are two sides of the same coin: Longlegs is delightfully uncomfortable, and The Monkey, is delightfully goofy. And man, the fact that Osgood can just make both of these types of horror movies shouldn’t be overlooked. His RANGE is insane.

This movie goes so hard when it didn’t even have too. By the end of this movie, all shit was thrown out the window and I was kinda just left thinking “I actually don’t know how crazier he could have gone”. And I fucking love that shit so much. Just absolutely stupid shit which has no other mission but to have fun.

I’ve been saying for years, if something is self aware, it instantly has charm to me. And boy does this have some.

Thank you for making another movie for me Osgood. Keep them coming. I love you sm <3

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Captain America 571iq Brave New World, 2025 - ★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/captain-america-brave-new-world/ letterboxd-review-809584689 Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:54:02 +1300 2025-02-14 No Captain America: Brave New World 2025 2.5 822119 <![CDATA[

My girlfriend accidentally spilt half my redbull on the floor just as we sat down before the film started, and it kinda set the tone for the rest of my experience watching this movie.

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The Gorge 3g2l39 2025 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/the-gorge-2025/ letterboxd-review-809210528 Sat, 15 Feb 2025 06:26:41 +1300 2025-02-14 No The Gorge 2025 3.0 950396 <![CDATA[

Scott Derrickson is one of the most hit-or-miss directors for me working today, but this time he has landed in a strange grey area. He really shines here as a visionary director with an interesting style, but The Gorge remains yet a suaceless by-the-numbers sci-fi action flick with some cool ideas, but bland execution.

The film completely changes halfway through and briefly turns into a Resident Evil game for a while, and its SICK ASF! However, it unfortunately goes back to being bland once it starts to get interesting. It's such a shame because that middle act was cool as hell, and it showed some really interesting shit! It gets pretty fucking wild and weird and was a nice surprise, but doesn't fully commit to its sudden change in tone which is the most disappointing aspect for me. Derriskion blows his load too early and can't commit to go crazier.

The film becomes too tonally dissonant and confused with its narrative and genre, but Teller and Joy carry the film, despite Teller briefly sporting the fakest beard I think I have ever seen in a movie.

Bonus unexpected Whiplash reference? Shit, okay movie? Didn't know you were chill like that.

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Companion 2t5o2e 2025 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/companion-2025/1/ letterboxd-watch-808184699 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:00:36 +1300 2025-02-12 Yes Companion 2025 3.5 1084199 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday February 12, 2025.

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Better Man 4vi3 2024 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/film/better-man-2024/2/ letterboxd-watch-802968417 Sat, 8 Feb 2025 12:58:28 +1300 2025-02-07 Yes Better Man 2024 4.5 799766 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday February 7, 2025.

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2025 RANKED 1d233w https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/list/2025-ranked/ letterboxd-list-59871746 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:27:55 +1300 <![CDATA[

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

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2022 RANKED 4l2u4x https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/list/2022-ranked/ letterboxd-list-28534920 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:46:05 +1300 <![CDATA[

2022 really opened my eyes to a lot of films and different genres. I discovered films I would have never watched if I hadn't started going to the cinema more this year, and I'm very glad I did because some of these films were amazing!

  1. Everything Everywhere All at Once
  2. The Banshees of Inisherin
  3. Babylon
  4. The Batman
  5. Top Gun: Maverick
  6. Barbarian
  7. Avatar: The Way of Water
  8. The Whale
  9. The Menu
  10. Prey

...plus 37 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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2024 RANKED 593z6k https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/list/2024-ranked/ letterboxd-list-41487205 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 21:07:23 +1300 <![CDATA[

“Lately some of you 2024 movies have been a little… out of sorts. Erratic... Unreliable... Downright sloppy.

…Not you though Dune! you’ve been great”

  1. Dune: Part Two
  2. Perfect Days
  3. Hit Man
  4. Civil War
  5. Challengers
  6. Hundreds of Beavers
  7. Better Man
  8. Late Night with the Devil
  9. The Last Stop in Yuma County
  10. Longlegs

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

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STAR WARS MOVIES RANKED 5f6u28 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/list/star-wars-movies-ranked/ letterboxd-list-26289067 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:12:37 +1200 <![CDATA[

“Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. It’s energy, surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship.“

These films are all terrible pieces of shit and I hate them all immensely.

(I’m goofing. I don’t know who I would be without these films)

  1. Star Wars
  2. The Empire Strikes Back
  3. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
  4. Return of the Jedi
  5. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  6. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  7. Solo: A Star Wars Story
  8. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
  9. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
  10. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

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MCU MOVIES RANKED (CONTROVERSIAL) 1y283l https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/list/mcu-movies-ranked-controversial/ letterboxd-list-28738675 Wed, 7 Dec 2022 08:24:10 +1300 <![CDATA[

Most of these films are like the same to me.
Any MCU projects fits in 1 of these 3 categories:
1: literally has no right being as good as it is, like, how dare you be a GOOD film? 😭
2: fun I guess
3: 😐

  1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  2. Avengers: Infinity War
  3. Guardians of the Galaxy
  4. Thor: Ragnarok
  5. Thunderbolts*
  6. Spider-Man: Homecoming
  7. Deadpool & Wolverine
  8. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  9. Avengers: Endgame
  10. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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

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QUENTIN TARANTINO RANKED 711c5e https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/list/quentin-tarantino-ranked/ letterboxd-list-28534591 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:30:22 +1300 <![CDATA[

“Normally, both your asses would be dead as fucking fried chicken, but you happen to pull this shit while I’m in a transitional period, so I don’t wanna kill you, I wanna help you. But I can’t give you this case; it don’t belong to me. Besides, I’ve already been through too much shit this morning over this case to hand it over to your dumb ass.”

This Tarantino guy is really onto something huh?

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


  10. Kill Bill: Vol. 2
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YORGOS LANTHIMOS RANKED 3d5x49 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/list/yorgos-lanthimos-ranked/ letterboxd-list-30988518 Wed, 1 Feb 2023 23:55:29 +1300 <![CDATA[

"On second thought, I hope she suffers quite a bit before she dies. I just hope her pathetic screams can't be heard from my room, because I was thinking about having a lie down, and I need peace and quiet. I was playing golf, and the last thing I need is some woman dying slowly and loudly."

I love this man's brain.

  1. Poor Things
  2. Dogtooth
  3. The Favourite
  4. Kinds of Kindness
  5. The Lobster
  6. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
  7. Nimic
  8. Alps
  9. Necktie
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2023 RANKED 4h1k1s https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/list/2023-ranked-1/ letterboxd-list-33545504 Tue, 9 May 2023 04:16:05 +1200 <![CDATA[

Ranked purely as my favorites of the year, not necessarily objectively ranked on quality compared to one another, it's just what I personally enjoyed more. It's really hard to rank some of these, but at least nothing could be as bad as The Black Phone!

  1. Rye Lane
  2. Oppenheimer
  3. Poor Things
  4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  5. Talk to Me
  6. John Wick: Chapter 4
  7. Scrapper
  8. Past Lives
  9. Godzilla Minus One
  10. Evil Dead Rise

...plus 51 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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INDIANA JONES RANKED 2d1r4h https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/list/indiana-jones-ranked/ letterboxd-list-32808068 Sun, 9 Apr 2023 22:08:54 +1200 <![CDATA[

"I don't believe in magic, but a few times in my life I've seen things. Things I can't explain. And I've come to believe that it's not so much what you believe........ it's hard you believe it."

  1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    fuck the haters! maybe not the most popular decision, just personally my favourite.

  2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    sometimes overshadowed by Raiders and Temple for me, but still just as great.

  3. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    yeh, we get it. we all know it’s good. you can stop going on about it.

  4. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

    already so underrated 

  5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    what a strange movie.

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SPOOKTOBER! 🎃 2023 411g6p https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/sammmbennettt/list/spooktober-2023/ letterboxd-list-38502810 Fri, 3 Nov 2023 00:23:56 +1300 <![CDATA[

My first annual spooky season!
(Not ranked)

...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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