A ★★★★★ review of Mission: Impossible III (2006)

The one that saved the franchise. Without this movie they wouldn't have made 5 more of these movies. This one is by far the most grounded and real of all the Mission Impossible films going to great lengths to show reasoning for how their fantastical gadgets (like the face maker) work. It also introduces core new characters like Benji and Julia. Every moment is needed in this movie to fill its 2 hour runtime. A great villain to combat with personal stakes and for the first time a look at Ethan Hunt's personal life and how it connects (or disconnects)

A ★★★ review of Popcorn (1991)

Progress- now all you have to worry about when you go to a movie theater is someone shooting it up. I do wish there was more popcorn. The D in Dee Wallace stands for fun!

A ★★★½ review of Miracle Mile (1988)

I maybe like the concept more than the execution. Maybe? Sure, it’s fun watching Anthony Edwards run around but I think I’d like to see some of the other character’s stories. Find some of those character’s motivations more compelling than Harry’s; running around for a girl he’d met only once is a weaker motivation than some of the other characters (and weaker than his motivation in the original script where Julie was his ex-wife he had just reconnected with).

A ★★★ review of Falling Down (1993)

Valid reaction to showing up to a fast food joint 2 minutes after breakfast has ended. Like just make the damn honey butter chicken biscuit. Remember when McDonald’s had all day breakfast? Insane what Covid stole from us.

A ★★★★½ review of Before Midnight (2013)

Prima di mezzanotte è riuscito a sorprendermi. Mi aspettavo che sarebbe stato un terzo capitolo più cinico, più disilluso, ma sotto le rughe e le frustrazioni accumulate negli anni, riusciamo ancora a riconoscere la Céline e il Jesse che abbiamo conosciuto e visto crescere nei due film precedenti e questo trova un modo originale e interessante di raccontare una storia di ordinaria vita sentimentale da adulti. Proprio come i due Prima precedenti, è un film realista e realistico sull'amore e le gioie e i dolori che questo sentimento si porta appresso. Le interazioni tra Céline e Jesse non sono solo

A ★★★½ review of Paranoiac (1963)

A very fun and twisty psychological thriller that goes some dark places you wouldn't necessarily expect, Paranoiac is an overlooked film in Hammer's earlier era. Loosely adapted from the crime novel Brat Farrar, this flick benefits from an unhinged performance by Oliver Reed as the unstable and alcoholic head of an orphaned household whose plans to inherit the family wealth are thrown out of whack when long-thought dead older brother Tony (a perfectly acceptable Alexander Davion) comes back. There's also a younger sister of questionable mental health, her nurse who is in love with Reed's Simon, a protective aunt, and

A ★★★★★ review of Project Hail Mary (2026)

I loved the book so I was primed to enjoy this, but man what a time at the theater. It did such a good job of communicating the science stuff without getting too bogged down. The tone can be a bit much - the book also wore on me in that way - but it doesn’t bother me here because Gosling is pitch perfect. Yes some of the story is contrived but who gives a shit.  It’s crazy how a movie can be fun and also good, if only the rest of the blockbuster industrial complex could get that message.

A ★★★★ diary entry for They Will Kill You (2026)