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  • The Mummy

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    I went into this with pretty low expectations — I knew it didn’t get great reviews and did so-so (especially in North America) at the box office, but I’m a sucker for Ancient Egypt-related stuff (hence my excitement for Assassin’s Creed Origins), and I hunger for more adventure movies. With all of that in mind,…

  • Slap Shot

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    Continuing with movies from 1977, this is one of those classics that I really loved as a kid — I mean, I am Canadian after all, and it’s not like we get a lot of movies about hockey. Watching it again now (for the first time in ages), it still has all those classic/fun moments…

  • Annie Hall

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    My second film of 1977 was Annie Hall. I won’t lie, there comes a certain uneasiness with watching something by Woody Allen these days, but I’ve loved and enjoyed his films all my life, and this is certainly one of his best, if not the best. Re-watching it now — for the first time in…

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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    The first Guardians of the Galaxy movie is my favorite Marvel movie to date, and I think Vol. 2 is just as good if not better. It’s just a hugely enjoyable thrill ride with lots of cool sci-fi visuals to take in, with a cast that’s still a blast to hang out with, and with…

  • Star Wars

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    Yeah, fuck it, I don’t call it Episode IV or A New Hope, I call it Star Wars. So having just completed my 1986 movie run, I was already itching for another era to dive into, and so 1977 is next. Even though I re-watched this fairly recently (I re-watched every Star Wars movie ahead…

  • Like it’s 1986

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    40 movies in, I’m finally putting an end to my 1986 run of movies. Following the 1985 run of 30 movies I watched at the start of the year, I took my time on this one by not forcing myself to watch them in a marathon manner like I did for 1985. I had a…

  • A Better Tomorrow

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    I decided that this would be my final film of my 1986 run (the 40th) a few days ago, when a friend reminded me that it came out that year. The films of John Woo are what got me into Hong Kong cinema (and then Asian cinema), and although I’m pretty sure Bullet in the…

  • The Fly

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    I feel like this movie has aged incredibly well. It was much more horrifying and gruesome than I remembered, mixed in with the extreme sadness as you witness the transformation and ultimate fate of Brundel — and what a fantastic performance by Goldblum. I also like that it’s such a self-contained thing, with a small…