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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Have it ranked as my new median, lost to argo then beat everything else.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's extremely fucking deniable! Look, i just typed in "theonion.com" into my browser, and bam

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just got texts from a hot sexy lady that i'm prioritizing over these posts, here's the final result

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Normal really wants to eat its cake and have it too, but is uninterested in having a story to justify its silly comedic violence, Batman

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Guardians movies are fine, I get a little annoyed at how much they know how quirky we are. Not any quirkier than Star Wars, your gun raccoon is no weirder than Han Solo's human dog. Prettier and more exciting than Batman, a perfectly good movie to put on while cleaning.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Everything about Reservoir Dogs would be improved in subsequent Tarantino. Still taking it over Batman, it's more cohesive and tense.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hmmm. Looper was real disappointing, I was looking forward to it but then it's just predictable with out of nowhere magic powers. I hate a time travel movie telling me "dont think about the rules" fuck off this isn’t austin powers. Wish the app could tie. Heads says batman, tails says looper. Looper

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think Hercules is the only 90s/00s disney musical that i couldnt sing you a few lines from if prompted. Like, i know there's one called Zero to Hero? Gospel Truth, right? Couldnt hum em. Batman

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Oh boy. I liked king kong 05 when I saw it when i was thirteen, it was a bunch of effects sequences but like, they're dinosaur effects sequences. Too long, but so is batman 22. Kong

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"What's a movie less than 60% on rotten tomatoes that you consider to be a perfect movie? like not a bit, genuinely perfect film." Tusk

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's not going to stop It's not going to stop It's not going to stop Til you wise up

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Magnolia is artful where Coyote is clever. Think i'm going magnolia

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is tough because Princess Mononoke is perhaps the most aesthetically cool movie of all time, every frame saturated in unbeatable dopeness. Magnolia resonated with me thematically more, though, and I'm letting it win.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

MacGruber is hard to beat, you would be surprised how many situations I find to quote "JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO FUUUUCK" but uh, yeah, uh Magnolia

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A surreal meditation on the exploitation of children by parents, or the least surreal movie every made about dreams? Magnolia has a lot going for it but BWAAAAAAAAAAM

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Think a lot of very good movies follow this exact trajectory in my ranking, hit Clayton then lose to Toy Story afterwards. Sorry youre becoming part of a pattern, Magnolia.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I liked Magnolia a lot but it will probably be the only time in my life i sit down to watch it. I will watch Clayton like five more times before i die probably. Clayton

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Pretty Lady mentioned that Magnolia reminded her of Wes Anderson. I see it, he does do "lots of interconnected stories" movie even if the visual styles of the two Andersons are different. Anyways, going Magnolia here (recency bias)

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Funny that Heretic, by virtue of being a 75th percentile movie, gets reviewed by me so much on here. It's good! But i'm giving magnolia the win.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A quick, totally vibes-based list. Should Breaking Bad be on there? Probably. Game of Thrones is very much a "the year was 2013: Obama was turning your kids gay and everyone was still in shock over the red wedding" pick.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Weirdly, the action sequences in Dictator kind of reminded me of the Crazy 88 sequence, albeit with more nazis getting their heads bonked with frying pans. I dunno, going Bill based off of cool?

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Has Krasinski directed anything other than these Quiet Place movies? Like, i think it's clear the man has the sauce. QP, lol

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The ending of Great Dictator will make you feel something, but not nearly as hard as the ending of Coco, the winner here.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I was actually thinking about Naked Gun (2025) while watching Dictator. It really demonstrates how much our goofy slapstick bit technologies have improved over the decades. Naked Gun

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

If Mulholland Drive only had one hot sexy lesbian sex scene it would lose to Great Dictator. Luckily for it, it has two.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Tall Grass is a cool Netflix chiller with some fun timey wimey nonsense. Dictator's highs are certainly higher but if i'm recommending a cool fun movie i'm way more likely to pick Tall Grass. Sorry Charlie

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

RotJ is as old now as GD was when RotJ came out. That doesn't make me feel old because i'm younger than both of em. I'm going Dictator, but they both feel like two movies stuffed together in seperate ways.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Did you know that wikipedia redirects the director of Tag to the Tag page? It's a shame cuz its direction and action is its major highlight. Anyways, two good movies that suffer from wanting to eat cake and have it too, Dictator.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I know it's not fair to compare a timeless antifascist classic with a B-movie where Scary Hugh Grant rants reddit atheism at mormon girls, but damn does Hugh Grant nail ranting at mormon girls scarily. Heretic.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Because i am an Old Movie Hater I came is with lower expectations for Great Dictator and was pleasantly surprised, while I was a lil disappointed with OYDB. Dictator.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Like I said, it's a good rollercoaster.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Mustve been a good day for F/O when I ranked it. It's a fun movie but only because it is insane, and stupid. Every performance is at an 11 and Woo only knows how to swerve into the most baffling story decisions possible. RE

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Cool. Okay, we're going O11. It's the platonic form of a heist film. RE is a lot of fun but no way it becomes what people think of when they think of a zombie movie.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Knowing that A History of Violence is the last film to ever get a wide VHS release won me a round of Jackbox trivia once. Haven't seen that poster before, that is not a mid-00s design at all. Anyways, pretty easy RE win here.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Zombie fight! Train to Busan is a pretty standard zombie flick elevated by strong performances, good effects, and ana appropriately large scale. Resident Evil feels quite a bit more inventive in writing and tone. RE

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Never know what to do with GBH. There’s a lot to like, particularly in Fiennes' performance, but I also find it to be some of Anderson's least energetic work. Goin with RE here, I think

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I have Man of Steel this high? The fact that I'm this surprised about that means RE gets the win, lol

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Two movies that live or die on their setpieces. Nothing in Resident Evil matches the Burj Khalifa stuff in Ghost Protocol but Resident Evil coheres better and takes the win.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Good matchup, good matchup. Heretic will take it. It has themes and shit, Resident Evil does a nice job endearing us to its Some Guy protagonist but i was even more impressed with the Heretic's lead actresses.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Resident Evil takes this one, it's a lean mean scarin machine not bogged down by any particular flaws.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Damn thought it would be like a 27th percentile movie when i left the theater, but movies are good and thems the breaks.

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Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Half considering giving it to north by northwest on the quality of its closing dick joke, it's maybe the greatest dick joke ever, but it’s attached to a boring-ass nothing who-cares flatly staged thriller. Uprising

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