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bullet train

Finally, a new movie. This was available on streaming, so I didn’t have to wait for it. While entertaining, it didn’t have much going on the cerebral department. Had Brad Pitt not been in it, I doubt I would have watched. But if action/comedy is your thing, you’ll probably like …

lost highway

This movie wasn’t as good as I remembered. It must have been the ambiance that got me the first time. We used to go to First Fridays at the Westwood Plaza Theatre, where they’d show an atypical movie and have a band play afterwards. Plus, you could take booze. Those …

the usual suspects

This movie wasn’t as good the second time around because the plot twist was so good. But, when you know it’s coming, it doesn’t have the same effect. It was still a great story, though anytime I see Kevin Spacey in things anymore, it makes me cringe. My rating: 4/5

dracula

More Dracula! I’m all Dracula’ed out. This time it was the 1992 movie. I’m not sure why Hollywood felt that this classic story needed to be turned into a love story, but here we are. The movie was pretty good, though. My rating: 3.5/5

the descent

I’m rewatching some films from the past that I really liked and this was one of them. As if getting stuck in a cave isn’t scary enough, throw in some cave-dwelling monsters and you have yourself a great horror film. My rating: 4/5