Mackenzie Lake

Mackenzie Lake

I guess I just like movies- Richard Allen, 1947
Reviews are mainly a dump of my initial thoughts after watching

Favorite films

  • Boyhood
  • Interstellar
  • The Fabelmans
  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

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  • Obsession

    ★★★★½

  • Finding Emily

    ★★★★★

  • Wrestling with Trump

    ★★★★

  • Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

    ★★★★★

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Obsession
★★★★½ Liked Watched

There’s only so much you can do with a monkey paw narrative but this was a really entertaining and genuinely off putting take on it. The house especially and the low lighting looks incredible and makes for some very terrifying scenes and well earned jump scares. I really loved how close this came to being a rom-com in a few scenes and then turned into some proper horror chaos. On the whole it’s a very well made film technically which…

Finding Emily
★★★★★ Liked Watched

A film set in the north, about northern people (we can excuse Angourie Rice she’s great), actually filmed in the north, and featuring a live Blossoms performance. Genuinely what isn’t there to love. The British rom-com is alive and kicking in all its charming and predictable ways and hey sometimes if it isn’t broke don’t fix it. Honestly a must watch just for seeing some proper northern representation on screen. Absolutely loved it from start to finish and so fun…

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Wrestling with Trump
★★★★ Liked Watched

As a big wrestling fan there’s nothing really new or unexpected here but it’s nice to see someone mainstream like Munya explain the business and its history with respect and not be condescending. You can really see his personal passion for wrestling coming though. Even if the links to Trump are fairly obvious for someone that knows his history with wrestling it’s still an interesting look at them and how he’s using techniques from the industry. Munya is great and…

Rambo: First Blood Part II
★★½ Watched

Some proper dumb action shit going on here which isn’t really my thing but is kinda enjoyable at times. Might be one of the most American WTF is a Kilometre films i’ve ever seen 🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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