Lauryn VW

I watch movies and write reviews about them… sometimes!

Favorite films

  • Saw
  • Scream
  • The Crow
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show

All
  • Ponyo

    ★★★★★

  • 12 Angry Men

    ★★★★★

  • Shrek 2

    ★★★★

  • The Thing

    ★★★★★

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Ponyo

2008

★★★★★ Liked 2

I was confused as to why so many people on the internet were thirsting over Ponyo’s dad… then I learned he’s voiced by Liam Neeson, and now I understand.

I’m convinced there will never be a Studio Ghibli movie that I don’t enjoy. What else is even to be said that I haven’t said before? The animation, the visual style, the music- everything is just always phenomenal! And in this one, I don’t even mind the English voice acting! I…

12 Angry Men

1957

★★★★★ Liked Watched

A movie where a bunch of white men sit in a room and argue would normally be a pretty hard sell for me, but this one absolutely blew me away. It’s also embarrassingly topical for our current day and age in our justice system…

On paper, this movie seems basic, but in practice, it’s marvelous. These jurors have no names, but they all present as unique individuals with their own stories and opinions. The dynamics that they have with each…

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Caged

2024

★★★★★ Liked 3

MY FRIENDS MADE A FUCKING MOVIE RAAAAAAH!!

So much time, effort and talent went into this project and I’m so proud of everyone involved. These guys never fail to make me laugh my ass off in real life, and they sure as hell don’t fail in this film either.

Mr. Cage, if you’re watching, I hope you’re having a good day and you continue to independent filmmakers 🙏

The Monkey

2025

★½ Watched

This is one of those Stephen King stories that he probably wrote on copious amounts of cocaine, and therefore probably could have gone without being adapted to the screen.

Story was pretty bland, acting was mediocre, and honestly it was a pretty all-around let down. I was hoping this would be a schlocky, gorey fun time, but the camp was just not there! It couldn’t decide what kind of movie it wanted to be: it was sometimes funny but the…