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Midsommar (2019)

Midsommar features an extremely striking use of light and color. It’s the first horror movie I’ve seen where the absence of darkness is part of the terror.

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Quantum of Solace (2008)

In 2009, when I was a 20-year-old junior in college, two of my buddies and I had a few drinks and stumbled over to the student theater.

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Max Magician and the Legend of the Rings (2002)

A micro-budget, DTV fantasy movie riding in the wake of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, yet not really inspired by either.

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Casino Royale (2006)

I’ve heard it said that the only James Bond film that matters is the one released when you’re in high school. Certainly that’s true for me.

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Inside Out (2015)

I’m going to do something strange in this review.

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Do the Right Thing (1989)

Do the Right Thing pops with life and energy and color from the first frame and never relents.

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Silence of the Lambs is one of my favorite movies, quite obviously a masterpiece.

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Bolt (2008)

Bolt had a rough, uneven production — and it shows.

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Brick (2006)

Brick is one of my favorite movies I’ve seen in months.

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The Matrix (1999)

As I sat down to rewatch The Matrix for the first time since my college days, it was almost like I was seeing the movie for the first time.