samjohn1029

Favorite films

  • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

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  • Bring Her Back

    ★★★½

  • Final Destination Bloodlines

    ★★★

  • Sinners

    ★★★★★

  • The Legend of Ochi

    ★★

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The Legend of Ochi

2025

★★ Watched

Very pretty visuals at times but a very shallow story that does nothing interesting with the “save the creature from hunter and also hunter has a redemption arc” story. I do appreciate the puppetry and interesting world, what little we see of it.

Together

2025

★★★★ Watched

Goddamn this shit had me locked IN. Such high quality body horror and great ideas executed well at every turn. The comedic moments are so well timed and break the tension in just the right way. What a wild debut.

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In a Violent Nature

2024

★★½ Watched

An interesting concept that feels a bit empty. I enjoyed the practical effects and cool slasher kills, but it honestly feels like Friday The 13th except the camera follows Jason. I get that’s the point, but Jason doesn’t really do much besides stalk and kill so that’s what you’re left with.

I had fun though, and the lack of a soundtrack and tension that gets built up between kills is pretty insane at times. The log splitter scene is fucking brutal. I don’t know, I guess I feel like this could have been a pretty good homage to classic slashers even without the perspective shift gimmick.

I Saw the TV Glow

2024

★★★★½ Liked Watched

Wow! Never before have I felt so seen on screen. Growing up as a not exactly neurotypical mixed kid felt like such an insular experience for me and watching this felt so unexpectedly gratifying. I feel like this was a ‘coming of age’ story but painfully believable.