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To quote Peggy Carter, “The world has changed [and] all we can do is our best.” To say 2020 was a rough year would be a heavy understatement. Between the pandemic and other issues, this year has left us so weary. I myself have been doing my best, keeping an optimistic attitude, but yeah this year can really get to you. So, with better days ahead (I hope), I’ll be doing another Filmsgiving this year where I talk about things I’m grateful for, in terms of film/TV media. Unlike last year where I did a video, this will be a blog post because I’m not really in the mood to do a video as this week has worn me out a bit. Now, this was a little challenging because theaters closed down for several months and some continued to be closed in the country. Also, the movies I’ve seen so far have been either okay, subpar, or pretty bad ( Dolittle ). But there were some solid flicks like The Invisible Man , Palm Springs , and Portrait of a Lady on Fire . For this year, I’m gonna briefly mention a few th...

Now, it's time to go over the worst movies I've seen in 2019. To be honest, I don't think I've seen enough bad movies. Compared to 2018 where I watched hundreds of movies thanks to my Moviepass subscription and then my AMC A-List subscription, I try to cut back on going to the theater and allow time for more valuable things. But I've found 10 films that range from subpar to disastrous. 10. Gemini Man Will Smith plays an assassin who has retired but is called back into action when he finds himself pursued by a mysterious somebody who turns out to be himself but younger. Despite it being in development hell for over 20 years, it sounded like an interesting premise. But the ending result falls short due to a very weak script from three writers from different backgrounds, including David Benioff of Game of Thrones . They also shot the movie in a very high frame rate, 120fps, which I didn't see it in but judging from other people's feedback, it was best n...

Another year has passed, and I will be sharing my 9 favorite movies of 2019. I'm arranging my picks in alphabetical order and the reason I'm doing nine is I'm saving one movie for a video. You may know what it is. 2019 I thought was better than last year for movies in terms of quality and some made me feel very ecstatic. So here they are. The Irishman If Avengers Endgame was the big cinematic event of the year for comic book movies, then The Irishman was the event for cinephiles. All you need are four famous names: De Niro, Pacino, Pesci, and Scorcese. This epic mob film further displays how much Scorcese has been evolving as a filmmaker. While there were gunshots and violence, there were some quiet, profound moments and this movie asks us to have some breathing room to contemplate. Some would be expecting this to be the next Goodfellas or Wolf of Wall Street , but this is something different. The way this movie was structured reminded me of Amadeus in how ...

It goes without saying that when it comes to comic book villains, the Joker reigns above many. Through several decades, the Joker has lept from the comic pages and brought to life on film and television by some very talented people. My personal favorite version of the character is by Heath Ledger, but I have a soft spot for Jack Nicholson and Mark Hamill. So how do you do a Joker movie without Batman involved? The Joker isn't complete without him. Well, Todd Phillips brings a refreshingly different take on the Clown Prince of Crime. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is a troubled and mentally ill man who has a condition that makes him laugh uncontrollably. He works as a performing clown, though he aspires to be a stand-up comedian. But as society continuously pushes him to the deep end, he brings out a new deadly persona. For starters, the whole look of the movie is dirty and grimy but it's so beautiful in how it's captured. It's definitely reminiscent of Scorcese f...

IT Chapter 2 takes us 27 years after the first film ended where the now-adult Losers club reunite in Derry, Maine end to IT's reign of terror. I've found the first IT from 2017 decent and a cool. new take on the classic Stephen King novel by placing it in the 80s. It had really good performances from the kid actors and one entertainingly, sinister rendition of Pennywise the Dancing Clown by Bill Skarsgard. So I was looking forward to the sequel based on how it looked from the trailers in that it would seemingly double the scares and the balloons, too. Firstly, some of the adult cast members I thought were perfect fits for their young counterparts. The best examples include James Ransone as Eddie, Isiah Mustafa as Mike, and Bill Hader as Richie who was the standout out of them all. The others ranged from ok to eh, with Jessica Chastain in the latter. As for Bill Skarsgard, he was still enjoyably creepy as Pennywise and owned every scene he was in. For those Stephen King ...