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the whale

Brendan Fraser won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a morbidly obese English teacher who tries to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter. The whole movie takes place in his apartment. The makeup department (who also won an Academy Award) deserves some kudos because it looked 100% real. * …

the infiltrator

After Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston starred in this movie, playing a customs official who goes undercover in Pablo Escobar’s drug cartel. The film was based on the autobiography of Robert Mazur. Pretty good! My rating: 3.5/5 * * * * * “That men do not learn very much from the …

natural born killers

I saw this was leaving Netflix soon so I figured I’d give it another watch. I saw it when it originally came out in the 90s and when Oliver Stone was at his peak. I remember liking it then, but not so much this time around. The special effects looked …