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"Liar... Liar...Pants... On... Fire." I cannot believe that's in the movie. And no, don't take this as a "so bad it's good" type of movie, because it's just bad and boring.

Just when you thought romcom movies were dead, where the male/female lead comes out of a deep depression after a messy break-up and rushes against time to reunite with the partner and tell them how they feel because they were meant to be together... 'Marry Me' says, "yeah, we're still here."

Man, they killed so many magical Bambis in this movie. While not as depressing and miserable as the last movie, the magic of these movies are quickly fading. These movies need a brand new director with a fresh vision. Jude Law and Mads Mikkelsen were good together, so at least there's that.

"My little women." The ultimate comfort movie when things are getting out of hand in your life.

I liked some of the goofy humor and how all the characters are complete idiots. Although, not so much on the social commentary that this movie tries to put in for some reason.

"Morbius, Dorbius, Orphius Go eat some walruses Orifices, Porridges Morbius, Morbius Going to the Buffet and Walruses Confidence, Corpseses Worcestershire sauce Go into your orifices Red blood, blue blood Morbius, Walruses Seashells by the Seashorbius Morbius drinking a forty in a death basket!" Morbius sweep!

“Well, maybe you're the killer. Because that cut deep.” Scream (2022) takes the meta, “requel” approach that seems to be getting popular in modern franchise movies. For those who don’t know; “requel” basically means when a movie revisits sections from an earlier film, for example, a well-known movie franchise, but is technically not a remake. However, I feel this trend will eventually be tired out, but I feel it makes more sense with the ‘Scream’ franchise with its commentary. So, this movie brings in the new but also brings back the old to the series. The legacy characters make a return and are well respected. Neve Campbell isn’t featured as much this time around, which means she’s not the focus of the story. Campbells and Courteney Cox have a great team-up scene that was a personal highlight for me. Campbell also has the best line in the whole movie during the climax, “Enjoy that torch”. The new cast of characters was fine, and the performance was all decent. David Arquette was surprisingly the standout here, as out of the cast he delivered the most memorable performance in the movie. Jenna Ortega was also great in this, especially with the dramatic scenes. I liked how this approached toxic fan-base, with the stimulus being the ‘Stab’ movies within the Scream universe, in terms of how the franchise has evolved and how “woke” it got because when you try to criticize how meta it is, you’re only proving the film's point. I think we are all familiar with toxic fan bases, so this was satisfying to watch. If I must be honest, I’m a bit unenthusiastic about this one. I don’t know why, but maybe it’s just that I didn’t get much out of this one. While I can recognize there are good elements on the screen, and yet I felt nothing towards it. Of course, there’s going to be another one, and I just hope that it does something a lot fresher rather than walk on familiar ground, in terms of structure. Overall rating: Should’ve been called 5cream.

There are so many bad scenes in this. So many that I can't believe this exist.

If the meme **** them kids" were turned into a movie, it would probably be something like this. There killed a lot of kids. I liked this a little more than the last one, just because it leaned more into the horror slasher more, something like 'Sleepaway Camp' and 'Friday the 13th'.

Well, I'm just thankful it doesn't take place in 1980's, with it being set in 1994, just so it's not one of those 80's tribute type of entertainment we get most days, even though this doesn't look very 1994. Anyway, This was a lot of fun and decent characters. It did make me interested in checking out part 2.

"Actually... I'm feeling much better now!" A beautiful looking movie with two great performances from Jason Isaacs and Mia Goth. However, and I hate to say this, but Dane DeHaan was the weakest part of the movie.

I respect Kevin James for coming out of his comfort zone and doing something against his type. I will always support artists who want to expand their skills, but unfortunately Mr. James feels miscast here. Not once did I believe he was playing this character and I didn't find him intimidating as I couldn't take him seriously. Throughout the movie I only saw Paul Blart if he turned racist, which I guess made it somewhat enjoyable. However, I think it's the writing that's at fault here and not Kevin James, as the writing gave him nothing to work with and the character itself was so underdeveloped.

You know, when I watched 'Army of the Dead', my biggest take away from that movie was "wow this German safecracker needs his own movie!"

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, man what a ride. This is the ultimate spidey movie, with plenty of fun to go around, which of course is most common in the MCU, but also the dramatic weight of responsibilities that was sorely missing from the previous entries. When the dramatic scenes hit, the impact is great. The fact a movie like this exist with the return of the Sam Raimi villains is something that I have yet to process. Even when watching it I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and feeling. It felt like a childhood fever dream. Out of the three Holland Spidey films, this is by far the best one. Tom Holland has been great in the past movies, but here I thought he finally made it his own. Holland delivers a great performance, especially in the emotional scenes. ‘Iron Boy jr.’ is no more, and that alone makes me so happy. If you're still in doubt about Tom Holland as Spider-Man, then I think this will finally turn you around, because Holland is so incredible in this movie. He fully embodies the struggle, but heroic Peter Parker who faces the most difficult choices. The final shot of him in his new home-made suit looked spectacular. The supporting characters like MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) are always a great edition in Peter’s journey. The chemistry between Peter and MJ is strong here. Honestly, out of all the Spider-Man movies, I feel that they relationship is the best. Jon Watts direction in this movie, in terms of action, camera work, and just film making in general is a massive improvement this time around. The action scenes were memorable and creative, sometimes brutal. There’s one scene where Peter Parker, who is in the room filled with villains in an apartment, his Spidey senses are triggered, but doesn’t know where the danger is coming from. The way it was shot: the camera locked onto Holland, giving his steady movements around the space more motion, everything blurred out, trying hard to pinpoint where it’s coming from. A tense scene that was well done. Michael Giacchino score for the movie perfectly mixes the grand superhero theme, but also the emotional weight of the scenes as well. Now it’s not a secret at this point of the returning villains, both from the Sam Raimi version: Green Goblin, Doc Ock, and Sandman, and the Mark Webb version: Electro and Lizard. None of these are just cameos or soulless nostalgia bait, but they actually serve the story and have an actual impact on Holland’s Spider-Man. Alfred Molina's performance as Doc Ock was great and him returning to this role 17 years later didn’t feel dated; he fits back into it. His character arc wasn’t miss handled from ‘Spider-Man 2’, but instead is further expanded on respectfully. Also, the De-aging on him looked great. Jamie Foxx finally gets some justice after his version of Electro was ruined in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Willem Dafoe returning as Green Goblin in this movie was nothing short but brilliant. Really menacing, scary, and more ruthless than he was in the 2002 film. He might be the best MCU villain, as he doesn’t want to take over the world, or to be understood or agreed with, he just wants to cause pain and chaos. It helped that he was maskless throughout the movie where we get to see his evil gleefulness come through. "Strong Enough to Have It **** WEAK TO TAKE IT!" - brilliant. Benedict Cumberbatch makes a mystical appearance as Doctor Strange, who helps Peter out by crafting a spell to make the world forget that Peter Parker is Spider-Man after having his identity revealed in the last movie. There’s a great and visually pleasing chase scene that takes magic and science in a creative and fun spin. Now since the movie has been out for a while now, I feel confident in talking about some major reveals. The return of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield is a sight to behold. I still can’t get my head around them returning. They were more than a throw away cameo but played a massive impact to Holland’s Spidey. Andrew Garfield finally gets his time to shine, as he was truly excellent in this. I never understood why people considered him the “worst Spider-Man”. He was the victim of bad writing. His emotional reaction to saving the MCU’s MJ, something he couldn’t do for his Gwen, was such a gut punch. Yep, he really is amazing. The interaction between all three Spider-Men wasn’t wasted at all and was a blast to watch. Hearing Danny Elfman’s Spider-Man (2002) - theme playing briefly in the background whilst in the cinema was just…goosebumps. The short scene between Maguire and Molina was a touching reunion. Also, the appearance of Charlie Cox returning as Matt Murdock aka Daredevil was such a shock but a welcoming one. The movie is far from perfect, but right now I'm just happy with what I saw. I walked out of the cinema satisfied.

While a bit cliched at times, but man what an emotional movie with plenty of heart to go around. All the cast were stellar. Really cool that the deaf family in the movie are actually deaf in real life (apart from Emilia Jones) and all them were great!

I haven't this laughed and cringed this hard in a while. I love these idiots.

Look, it’s one thing to be meta, but making a good movie is also another thing. Out of all the Matrix films, this had the weakest action scenes. The creativity and originality were seriously lacking here.

More like 'Texas Cringe Massacre' This movie was curse from the very start: The original directors were Andy Tohill & Ryan Tohill but the studio fired the two after not being impressed with what was shot, the movie had a terrible test screening, the trailer looked awful, and it didn't get a single review until the day of its release, which is a tell-tale sign it's not very good. And it isn't. I'm honestly curious what The Tohill brothers had in mind for this movie. Because if the studio said no to them but were somehow impressed with this garbage.

Guillermo del Toro is right when it came to Hollywood's portrayal of kids in movies with "children as happy, brainless creatures that spout one-liners." The same goes to the tired praise of "the accurate portrayal" of kids who swear and make crude banter, because "omg that's what kids totally do and say". However, what I feel is missing from a lot of these movies is just how vulnerable and how unsafe it is to be a child. Where the chances of experiencing trauma and being ignored lies in certainty. And I think del Toro captured that effectively.

"A chef and enough champagne......... to FILL THE DENIAL" On a serious note, I liked this a little more than 'Murder on the Orient Express'. There's some good shots in this one. Since this takes place in the river Nile in Egypt, the movie has that bright warm look to it, where everyone's skin looks oily and sweaty. Kenneth Branagh was great in this.

Carlson Young, the director, writer, and actor of her own movie: OMG, so brilliant, so deep. So artistic. A work of genius! The acting was terrible, the visual homages to those 1970’s zoom in shots were done so poorly, and the movie has that irritating attitude to itself that it’s approve anything else, which made my viewing experience so painful. While the production design and overall look of the movie was decent, but sadly it was all wasted on nonsense. As I said in my review for Rob Zombie’s Halloween II (and I think it’s appropriate repeating here), if cancer was pretentious, it'd be ‘The Blazing World’.

The biggest crime that has ever been committed wasn’t even in the movie itself, but having a cast like Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto, with a promising concept of a murder mystery and it turned out to be…whatever. I mean the performances were decent at least, even if Rami Malek felt a bit out of place here.

I recently re-watched 'Die Hard' this Christmas break and seeing what Bruce Willis is doing these days is really depressing. Also, did you know he filmed all his scenes in one day, again. No joke.

"Now... off with your head." 'The Green Knight' is a Christmas movie! Live with it or live in denial. David Lowery is now a director to keep an extra eye on, in terms of his next project. It's rare these days that we get these super weird adult fantasy movies that feels like 'The Princess Bride', but more...well, adult. Everything on a technical and production level is flawless. Protection design, costumes, make-up, score, visual effects, and the cinematography.

'Godzilla VS. Kong' delivers exactly what it says on the tin. Everything on a technical standpoint is fantastic. The visual effects, bright warm colors, and the stand off between these monster legends is spectacular. Everything else, on the other hand, leaves much to be desired.

"Nostalgia is a powerful feeling — it can drown out anything." - Terrence Malick And yes, I just quoted Terrence Malick in a Ghostbusters review; the years just keep getting stranger. Anywho, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ is the ‘Force Awakens’ of the franchise, something you probably all heard of by now, but not to say it isn’t true. With all this nostalgia, all this “heeeeey, remember that from the original” with the little whimsical music cue note, which got on my nerves very quickly and that’s 60% of the whole movie, with similar plot beats from the original recycled for this movie. It was more annoying watching this with a bunch of people in cinema who responded to that “heeeeey, I do remember that from the original”. Mckenna Grace was great thou and handled the dramatic material like a pro, especially at such a young age. Paul Rudd will always be charming no matter. And despite appearing towards the climax out of nowhere, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson reunion was bittersweet, even though I question how they all know where to be at the right time during the final climax. The rest of the characters kind of ****. Finn Wolfhard has nothing going for him in terms of his character in this movie. Nothing against Wolfhard, but I’ve got a feeling he was only cast because of popularity for ‘Stranger Things’, even when the show hasn’t been on for nearly 3 years. Carrie Coon, who plays a terrible and irresponsible mum, but her performance was good. There’s a kid named Podcast, who was supposed to be funny even though I didn’t laugh or chuckle at a single thing he said. While I have mixed feelings with the movie, but overall, I still think this is better and more respectful to the brand name than the 2016 movie. This movie has heart and there was a couple of emotional scenes. How they handle the death of Harold Ramis was another element of the movie that I was mixed on. It was a touching tribute, even if it did feel a bit off. I’ve been a little harsh towards director Jason Reitman in the past, but despite all that it was clear his heart was in the right place.

"Catchphrase!" More like "Fun Guy", ain't I right fellas? Not a fantastic movie by any means and it reeks of "soulless studio made movie", but I won't lie, I had fun with this one. Ah **** film Twitter is going to lynch me for this.

For a movie that's over 2 hours long, by the end of it, I didn't feel attach or interested in these characters and I couldn't remember some of the characters powers. While I admire Marvel for trying something a little different with the Marvel movies, but this was sadly a misstep, which I hope it doesn't stop the people at Marvel from taking different approaches in the future.

Johnny: “Your kid says he likes NYC better LA.” Viv: “Little traitor.” ‘C’mon C'mon’ is a smartly written movie by Mike Mills that’s funny, yet dramatic and grounded, and shot beautifully in rich black and white. The movie is held together with two fantastic performances from Joaquin Phoenix and newcomer Woody Norman, who were so pure and sweet together. I can guess most of their scenes were playfully improvised. The supporting actors Gaby Hoffmann and Scoot McNairy also deliver great performances. Throughout the movie, Phoenix plays a radio journalist named Johnny, who interviews kids with a series of questions, with one question that keeps being asked is what their think the future is going to be like with their answers being beautifully insightful. Some of it stayed with me long after the movie ended. I’m surprised not a lot of people are talking about this, in terms of award show talk or just in general.

"Things will go on, and then one day it will all be over." Director Michael Haneke is a master of horror and showing us our greatest fear, which so happens to be a part of life. A sensitive and devastating love story.

Mass - it's raw pain like this that I've seen/felt before. It's an "actors movie" and I honestly forgot they were acting. Every tear, outburst, and voice crack felt and sounded real. And yes, I cried, a lot. Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, and Reed Birney were all out of this world. It's cold and haunting in its approach of filling in the gaps of events not shown on film for us the viewers. In a strange way, I found an element of the movie to be weirdly peaceful and safe. Four people in a room, sharing honestly about their thoughts and feelings, sharing stories, anger, tears, laughter, and filling in the blanks, but still walk away with closure, with no sense of emotional humiliation. It's not an easy movie, nor should it be. It's a movie that's painfully tragic on the cover, but beautifully alive in its spirit.

"We really did have everything, didn't we? I mean, when you think about it." Leonardo DiCaprio, easily one of the best parts of this crowded cast. Both funny and dramatic. The freak out scene on live TV was some of the best acting from him. I watched that scene so many times. The movie itself I found a bit iffy. It's long, the editing is strange, and it's one of those movies that tries to fit in every single famous actor in one movie. But in a weird way, in some over the top, not subtle way, I found the movie to be brilliant at times. It had its moments of anxiety with some scary moments involving people in power, who during a global crisis only see the opportunity to make themselves even richer. The world rest in the hands of leaders who don't really care about human life.

“Desert power!” Long ago…in a galaxy far far away…before ‘Star Wars’, ‘Mad Max’, ‘Tremors’, and ‘Game of Thrones’.... there was only ‘Dune’. A story and world that gave birth to fantasy and Sci-Fi as we know it, as a main influence and many more for years to come. Although, I haven’t seen the other adaptions of ‘Dune’ with either of the Lynch or TV version. So, this is my first introduction to the world and characters, and something that was once considered unadaptable has become a reality all thanks to Denis Villeneuve vision. And now I'm interested in this world and the movie leaves you wanting more. 'Dune (2021)' - man what a trip. Incredible in every sense. Just like ‘Blade Runner 2049’, nobody does art house blockbusters better than Denis Villeneuve. A Sci-Fi tale of philosophical richness that's loaded with grand spectacle. While I didn't see it in IMAX, but that didn't take away from the scope of it all. No joke, but this could be our new Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. The acting here is strong: Timothée Chalamet has impressed me ever since his breakout role in ‘Call Me by Your Name’, so it’s not surprising that he did an excellent job in this movie as the character of Paul, the young man in royalty whose destiny can lead him in either direction. Not bad for a kid who started off showing off his X-Box controllers on YouTube. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, type into YouTube “ModdedController360” and you’ll see. Oscar Isaac plays The Duke, the father of Paul, and Oscar Isaac has yet to deliver a terrible performance. There's one scene between him and Chalamet that was one of the most moving things I've seen in a Sci-Fi movie since...well, 'Arrival' and 'Blade Runner 2049'. Rebecca Ferguson plays Lady Jessica Atreides, who is easily the heart of the movie, and it might be my favourite performance from her. Jason Momoa plays Duncan, the ultimate Chad, who’s a chill guy but is an absolute demon when it comes to fighting. Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, a cool but serious man who loyal to those close to him. Stellan Skarsgård scenes as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, the bloated and slimy creature with a hunger for power and chaos, which also pays a wonderful homage to Marlon Brando’s Colonel Walter E. Kurtz in ‘Apocalypse Now’, through the visuals in every scene he’s in. Also, despite the small screen time he had, but Dave Bautista has proved that he has more range as an actor than most wrestlers who turned to acting. Zendaya isn't in the movie that much, but I know she will be in the next movie. Her little scenes were very mystical. She appears mostly in visions from Chalamet’s Paul, which people have best described those “visions” as the most expensive perfume advert ever. In terms of the visual effects and the practical work, it’s a piece of art. It helps create a sense of scope that made everything feel so big, so real and so engaging to watch. I can say all of it looked pitch perfect. But also using real locations for open spaces and made certain bits of environment like heat from the actual desert, harsh winds, soggy rainy, grass, and the breath-taking landscapes seem familiar to us in this “alien world”. The score, make-up, costumes, production design, cinematography, editing, sound, and direction were all top notches. However, the movie does feel like a part 1 and for some people the movie feels incomplete, story wise. But then again, if it leaves you wanting more and we now know we are getting a part 2 to this story, this issue will expire when the second one comes around.

"Go. Go now. Don't look back. I love you, son." 'Belfast' offers a great message about never forgetting where you're from. This is a personal project from Kenneth Branagh, as this film is based on true story events from his childhood. The movie is made with love, passion, and soul. You could say it's 2021 'Roma', although not as brilliant as it could've been. I can't put my finger on it, but something felt missing from this. This could've been masterful, but it wasn't, in my opinion. Again, I'm sure why. I mean, all the performances here are the strongest element of this movie. Newcomer Jude Hill delivered a great performance, especially for his age. Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan were both fantastic. Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds, both play an old couple, were so sweet and charming together that it never fails to make smile. The black and white cinematography was good, as it has that old nostalgic "blast from the past" vibe to it. But film making wise, it wasn't anything too impressive. The scene towards the end where Jamie Dornan sings a cover of Everlasting Love was something special. It made it more special seeing Caitriona's face when she lifts her eyebrows and smiles at the man she loves, and the way he smiles back at her. It was **** beautiful man. Judi Dench final line in the movie stuck with me the most. Short, but moving.

Private Witt: "Do you ever feel lonely?" First Sgt. Edward Welsh: "Only around people." It was poor timing for this to come out the same year as 'Saving Private Ryan', as this would often get overshadowed, which it doesn't deserve to. 'The Thin Red Line' is Terrence Malick at his most poetic. I was honestly surprised by how many celebrates made an appearance, which due to the style of editing out famous people, they appearances turned into cameos. Adrien Brody was the most famous 'film extra' of all time. Out of all the World War 2 movies, not one of them felt this unique and spiritual, and that hasn't been topped yet.

“I want to say how nice it is not to be alone.” ‘The Power of the Dog’ is a triumph return for director Jane Campion after a 12-year absence from cinema. The movies pace is steady and patient, so some people will take issue with that and find the movie too slow and uneventful, but for me, I was never bored by it. Instead, I was captivated by its eeriness and complexity. It’s a movie that never explains itself and nothing is articulated, but you can pinpoint the long-troubled history just from reading the characters faces and actions. This is one of Benedict Cumberbatch’s best performance of his career and it’s my favourite role from him. He plays Phil Burbank, a repulsive and cruel human being, who deep down has this boiling rage inside of him that he unleashes by abusing animals such as horses. However, I also found the character fascinating, because you never really know why he does the things he does. The expression throughout the movie was irritation, as if the western wind said something that got under his skin. His got the personality of a misbehaved child, sometimes mimicking and mocking those around him. Sulky and strange, with a thousand-yard stare. But man, Jesse ‘mother **** Plemons, who plays George Burbank, the brother of Phil Burbank. I mean, holy **** what a natural and gifted performer. His relationship with his brother is complicated to say the least, and George is powerless to Phil’s constant insults towards his weight, appearance, and his new love for a female hotel keeper. Even then, the two brothers would still share a bed together. As I said before, it's complicated. Kirsten Dunst plays Rose, a local hotel keeper who romantically falls for Jesse Plemons and gets thrown into the ranch life, something she and her son are not suited for, which sets the story into motion. Her son is played by Kodi Smit-McPhee, an awkward kid who stands out for the wrong reasons. Dunst and McPhee, both child stars who grew up into maturity on film and both deliver effective performances. Just from the facial expressions alone they manage to convey some much hurt and curiosity that the characters experience when in the presence of Phil Burbank. It’s one of the finest roles. The use of music here isn’t something you will remember after the movie ends, but I feel that when re-watching it, the score, along with the scenes playing out, makes the experience more hypnotizing and oddly mystical. The movie was filmed in New Zealand, and it never looked more beautiful until Jane Campion is behind the camera. Even with the muted colours and harsh quality to it, it still felt dreamy. Although, if you’re a massive lover of animals, then beware because there’s a couple of scenes in this movie of animal abuse that may upset you. It’s not on screen for long, like a few seconds, but man those few seconds are rough. Or just cover your eyes. Overall rating: *whistles menacingly*

Tom Holland, I appreciate your efforts, but man the Russo's did you dirty with their music video directing.

Solid acting, great body horror, and fantastic visuals, especially the paper puppets sequence. I like how this movie takes the Candyman legend and makes the point that every generation of racism has its own Candyman tragedy of injustice. Despite saying all that, I found the rest of this movie so forgettable and nowhere near as effective as the 1992 movie.

The tagline for the movie: "The most talked about movie of the year is one that no one's actually seen" And yet, a year later, nobody is talking about it besides me. Betty Gilpin is good though.

"I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams" Man, Freddy is poetically dedicated to traumatize his victims before he kills them. Freaking chills.

Apparently this is Netflix's biggest budget ever for a feature film. But all that money could've gone towards a third season of 'Mindhunter', but we can't have nice things.

"Will they kill me, do you think?" Don't go into 'Spencer' expecting an ordinary little biopic about Princess Diana. Nope, this is a straight up psychological art house horror thriller. 'Spencer' brilliantly captures the feeling of dread in an isolated foreign space surround by strangers. The royal family themselves are freaking creepy, always watching, always judging. I must be honest, I wasn't a big fan of Kristen Stewart's recent work, as it never wowed me, and I wasn't convinced that she's improved since Twilight. But man, she's fantastic in this movie and it's one of her best performances to date. Stewart manages to portray Princess Diana in a new light that we haven't really seen before. In my opinion, her other movies failed to show her versatility as an actor, where I fully believe this movie did her justice. I'm just glad this movie won me over. On the other hand, Timothy Spall is excellent in this movie, and another stand out performance. If you are aware of Spall as an actor, then this isn't surprising news, but I feel it needs repeating. I found him very eerie and overbearing. He plays a man with an eagle eye; he watches everything and everyone in the royal family at Sandringham House. The major thing that this movie made me realise is that in Diana's life it's the people that kept her mentally and emotionally grounded. Her two sons, her assistant (Sally Hawkins, who is very good in the small scenes she has), and the chef played by Sean Harris, who is someone you would not think of being important. Sean Harris is a very underrated actor that I wished people talked about more. Harris is known for playing sinister roles, but here I thought he was really sweet and shows a softer side. He's got an interesting sounding voice as well. Jack Farthing as Prince Charles does a great job playing a slimy over-privileged **** Stella Gonet as the Queen who I found really unsettling, especially her dagger eyes. There's one scene at the dinner table with the other royal family that is one of the most intense things ever. It was anxiety level stress that made my heart racing. All thanks to Pablo Larraín claustrophobic and unique directing. Complimented by Johnny Greenwood's atmospheric, free flowing and tense score. While I know that certain elements of the movie are fiction, but then again, the movie begins with a title card "based on a tragic fable" and I feel like the movie is playing into the nightmarish fair tale of an iconic figure in history. Diana's life in royalty was no fairy tale, but a Brothers Grimm tale. Overall rating: The movie has metaphors to ghost, ghost of the past, ghost of old tradition. People who follow tradition isn't too kind to rarity. Great movie.

Rosemarie: "Ow, **** I scratched myself." Tony the Pimp: "That will teach you to touch things." This is pure gory trash of classic of Italian cinema, but I like the ironic joke of the blind man going to the cinema. But the humor gets more cruel when he gets his eyes gouged out. Bloody disgusting. Happy Halloween everyone!

"We've met before, haven't we." ​ Before finally getting around to watching the whole movie I would always watch "The Mystery Man" scene. Everything from the the audio from the noisy party gets drowned out, like they’ve entered a separate dimension. The color grading changes as the music goes down when he walks up to Bill Pullman. Robert Blake (The Mystery Man) has no eyebrows or eyelashes. His face, his voice, his laugh. Pure creepy. David lynch is the type of director who explains nothing but shows us everything we need to know to gasp it's dark and yet deep meaning.

‘Halloween Kills’ - the body count has been heighten in brutal fashion. From start till finish it’s a bloody carnage, and if you want to watch a movie that’s all about the kills, then this is for you, but don't go into this expecting anything else, because even though I liked the 2018 version, this unfortunately felt like a step down in quality. Firstly, the writing in this movie is terrible and the people of Haddonfield have got more brain cells than oranges have pips! The number of times a character will remind you how evil Michael Myers is, as if showing him brutally killing people at random wasn’t enough. Even when this mob finally catches up to Myers, they only beat him up a little bit and then let him have a breather. There should be a drinking game of the amount of times "evil dies tonight" is said, but I fear that might cause the statistics for alcohol poisoning to go up. I was honestly rooting for Michael Myers the whole time. There were only two death scenes where I felt sorry for the characters, but the rest kind of deserved it for being so stupid. One of the funniest death scenes is when a woman starts opening fire on Myers while he’s in the vehicle, somehow missing every shot despite her bragging earlier about firing one before, Myers kicks the car door open causing the door to strike the gun she’s aiming at, discharging it, and accidentally shooting herself in the head. Or how about the amount of times characters are in perilous situations from which they could easily run away, but never do. It’s bizarre choices like this that makes me wonder what the filmmakers were thinking. Hammy dialogue and a disjointed narrative structure. I can easily see people getting bored watching this movie because there’s nothing there on the surface besides the kills. I mean, say what you want about the 2018 version, but what surprised me is how the movie showed the aftermath of most of the kills instead of the kill itself. While in this movie, despite being a gory guilty pleasure, it felt like mindless gore. Although I appreciate that the movie is trying to go for a social message about mob mentality, jumping to conclusions, and how far it can escalate. I mean if you’ve been on Twitter for six years, you will get the gist. The idea of fear and rage and rumor spreading through a mob which sets out to hunt Michael is very interesting, but it was executed so poorly. It’s also about finding the right balance of social message and a dumb slasher movie, and unfortunately, I got dumber slasher movie with extra dumb. Other than that, some familiar faces (or character names) make a return, for better or worse. Although it made me question, 40 years after a traumatic event why would you stay in one place. The worst example of this has to be an older Tommy Doyle played by Anthony Michael Hall, who delivers an embarrassing performance. I thought he was incredibly one-note and after a while he got on my nerves. They should’ve brought back Paul Rudd as Tommy Doyle, just saying. Other returned characters are there for call back references without the respect they deserve. On the other hand, it’s not to say the movie doesn’t have its merits. I like the fact that Michael “Groovy Baby!” Myers has gone back to being not motivated for his actions and is just the embodiment of evil, who may or may not be supernatural. He's brutal and intimidating in this movie that every time he’s on screen there’s a deep feeling of dread. He is an immortal killing machine. The score was great, of course with it being from John Carpenter himself, but also his collaborators Cody Carpenter (his son) and Daniel A. Davies. There were a couple of moments where the score became the icing on the cake. Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode is still great as always, but this time takes a backseat and misses most of the action, but for good reasons, as in the last movie she received serious injuries when confronting Myers and I thought based on the marketing of the movie that she will get out of the hospital bed and face off against Myers for a second round, which I’m glad they didn’t do and they are self-aware enough to know that would be too ridiculous. Judy Greer was also great as Karen, the warmest and caring character in the whole movie. The biggest praise I have for this movie is how they manage to find someone who had the same appearance and voice of Donald Pleasence, as Dr Loomis returns briefly in the 78' flashback scene, played by Tom Jones Jr., and dubbed over by Colin Mahan. People thought it was CGI or deep fake, which couldn’t be further than the truth. This movie and ‘Doctor Sleep’ stepped away from that technical side and instead used an actor. I wish more movies would do that. Overall rating: My biggest issue with this movie and its sequels and tired reboots, is that the original Halloween was more about the mundane and subtlety. The studios need to remember that.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Not great by any means, but also not that terrible. However, is it just me or did Wes Craven and writer Ehren Kruger tried to call out Harvey Weinstein, the producer of the movie, because characters constantly kept mentioning "sleeping with the directors and producers to get certain jobs" and "Hollywood is full of criminals whose careers are flourishing." Very scary, but not as scary as Courtney Cox’s hair! I mean, what the heck was that!?

I just watched the movie a few days ago and I don't remember a single thing about it, not even the fatalities.

I would've loved it if the twist of the movie is that "death" wasn't involved at all, it's just that nobody followed the safety hazards.

‘No Time to Die’ is the end of an era for Daniel Craig's James Bond, the Bond of my era, and what a bittersweet finale. Daniel Craig delivers one of his finest performances since ‘Casino Royale’ and ‘Skyfall’, with so much emotion, humor, depth, and passion. Despite his attitude towards the role over the years, I still think Craig brings something unique and fresh to the character that is consistent for 15 years, which is making the most masculine ladies’ man that ever guy desires to be, into a broken man with so much pain and inner loss that it makes him visually vulnerable. Showing this on screen, especially for a male character in an action series like Bond, is often ridiculed, but it only makes him more human and it’s something I always appreciated. He echoes back to Sean Connery smoothness, George Lazenby’s loss, and Timothy Dalton’s ruthlessness. Craig is so excellent in this movie that he further makes the character defined in his own image. Ian Fleming often descried Bond as a “shadow” of a person and I think Craig really makes that transparent in the series. He is one of the best Bond's ever. Whoever takes over the lead role has some massive shoes to fill, because I can’t imagine where to take the character next. Rami Malek as the villain Safin was good but isn't in the movie that much. However, the opening sequence with him was so menacing and visually memorable, it made for a strong opening. It was like an opening to a slasher movie. Léa Seydoux returns as Madeleine from ‘Spectre’ and this time has a lot more to work with here, and Seydoux also delivers a great performance. The chemistry between her and Craig is much stronger this time around, as it was more loving, passionate, and complicated that by the end I did find myself caring for the two. All the supporting cast were well utilised, especially Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, Ben Whishaw as Q, and Jeffrey Wright as Felix, who are the only people that Bond could call friends. Ana de Armas made a strong long-lasting impression on me despite the small screen time. But I have a feeling we will see more of her soon. Christoph Waltz returns briefly as Blofeld and Waltz is always good. I did like the obvious homage to “Hannibal Lecter” when Blofeld is brought out of his high-tech jail cell for questioning and the unnerving build up to it. That’s the weirdest part of this movie; there’s a lot of horror elements, or on paper “horror concepts. Coming to think of it, this could also apply to the previous Craig Bond movies, it’s just that now I’m starting to notice it. The new theme song performed by Billie Eilish is both heart-breaking and Eilish’s is so in control of her singing, starting off soft in tone, then getting louder for the gut punch. I had goosebumps when the theme song started playing in the cinema. The context of the song with the previous scene made it even more devastating and fitted the movie so well. The cinematography by Linus Sandgren looked so gorgeous and stunning, with a great mixture of neon colours, stylising the spy genre once again. Director Cary Joji ****, like all directors should do when it comes to a film series, is keeping it fresh and exciting and he delivers exactly that. The action scenes were fantastic and such an improvement over the previous movies. One scene that comes to mind is an action scene where Bond makes his way up a stairway but there are henchmen in the way and Bond clears them out. A couple times he runs out of ammunition, so he quickly grabs a dead henchman’s gun just in the nick of time. Another action scene that comes to mind takes place in the woods, with the foggy setting, and Bond taking everyone out while protecting the ones he loves. It was surprisingly intense. Gunshots and explosions haven’t been this slick in a while. One long takes, great set pieces, and awesome execution that was satisfying to watch. Also, never in a million years would I thought I would cry watching a James Bond movie, but I was wrong. Very emotional. On the other hand, the movie is a lot campier with one liners, the villains main plan and gadgets being more absurd than ever, while also connecting the previous Craig movies in the same vein, which somehow wasn't a mess despite me cringing at times It's a long movie, 2 hours, and 43 minutes, and yet there isn’t a scene that I could think of that I would remove, because there’s so much good character scenes. I found it kind of ridiculous the amount of times Bond manages to survive an explosion, up close as well. I know the movie is going for more extreme in terms of action set pieces rather than grounded realism, but the only outcome he got from a grenade blast up close is a ringing ear drop, with the classic 'EEEEEEEEEEEEE' sound. Not flawless by any means, but I'm just happy that out of the final Bond movies, this is by far the strongest. Thank you Daniel Craig.