charlie groll.

Movie Journal

Before Sunrise (1995)
★★★★★

Mar 25, 2026
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I should go to Europe and be in my 20s soon.

Predator: Badlands (2025)
★★★

Mar 24, 2026
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Surprisingly fun! They made me actually care for the bad guy and then kept me watching by humanizing (wolf wolfanizing?) him. Enjoyed the twist and things ended well. These kinds of movies don’t generally leave me satisfied, but here we are.

Warfare (2025)
★★★★ ½

Mar 24, 2026
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I liked this way more than I expected. As real as a war film can get, and the constant feeling of “why are they there? why is any of this happening?” leaves things neither not really taking a side and almost documentarian.

Hard Boiled (1992)
★★★ ½

Mar 23, 2026
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Well that got progressively sillier and sillier, but I had fun.

Project Hail Mary (2026)
★★★★★

Mar 20, 2026
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This was the most fun I’ve had watching a movie in such a long time. Hilarious and sentimental — this is the buddy movie I didn’t know I needed in my life.

Triangle of Sadness (2022)
★★★ ½

Mar 19, 2026
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2022 really had it out for donkeys, huh? (see: Banshees of Inisherin)

Beautiful Boy (2018)
★★★★

Mar 17, 2026
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Broke my heart over and over and over again

Lady Bird (2017)
★★★★★

Mar 17, 2026
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Some people aren't built happy, you know?

Nosferatu (2024)
★★★★

Mar 16, 2026
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Gorgeous. Since first viewing, I read about a third of Dracula and was pleasantly surprised how much that added to the story for me.

Almost Famous (2000)
★★★★★

Mar 15, 2026
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Top tier coming of age film with top tier story and (supporting) acting.