Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 14 May 2023

  third time with the boys

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  Evil Dead Rise 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 12 May 2023

  i can never look at a grater the same way anymore

Popular reviews

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  Hail Driver! 2020

  ★★★ Watched 16 Dec 2021

  malaysian cinema is back, baby!

  yes, prebet sapu is a slow-paced movie and generally i’m not a slow-paced movie kinda guy, but this movie is an exception. prebet sapu focuses on the ugly truth of living in malaysia (especially in kuala lumpur), how hard it is to survive, to make a sincere living in this day and age, and how politics tie into all of this.

  i can’t help but notice a significant amount of taxi driver (1976) references made…

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  Top Gun: Maverick 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 05 Jun 2022

  “talk to me, goose.”
  “talk to me, dad.” 

  i just knew i had to give a high rating when the movie started off with the 1986 opening sequence and when kenny loggins’ iconic “danger zone” song started playing. 

  also, i think this movie holds a sentimental value to me because top gun is a favorite movie of my dad’s. he watched the first one when he was a teenager, and being able to watch the sequel with him now just…