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Rating: 87% and stuff Second movie of the night with Russell Crowe and Kim Basinger in Los Angeles. Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe are great together. The mystery itself is definitely not the reason I love this movie. It’s the chemistry between these two, the comedy, and just how much personality the whole movie has. Gosling is hilarious as this incompetent mess of a private investigator, while Crowe is the perfect person to balance his character out. I also love the 70s setting and the way the detective story is mixed with a really goofy sense of humor. It can get pretty ridiculous, but there’s enough actual mystery underneath it to keep it from feeling like nothing more than a comedy. This is just an incredibly entertaining movie. Gosling and Crowe have a ton of chemistry that made me immediately want another movie with them together. It’s a crime that 10 years later this movie doesn't have a sequel.

Rating: 84% The story in L.A. Confidential gets pretty complicated, but it never felt like it was complicated just for the sake of being complicated. Everything slowly starts connecting, and watching all of these different pieces and characters come together in a satisfying way. The cast all-around is fantastic. Everybody brings something to the movie. I also loved the setting. It gives the movie so much personality, without making it feel dated. Once everything started clicking, I was completely invested.

Rating: 70% Really considered just giving this 5 stars just for how much fun of a time I had and how big of a surprise this was. Cocaine Bear is exactly as stupid as you think it’s going to be, and it's not really a bad thing. Whenever the bear shows up, this movie is a blast. The kills are ridiculous, and the whole premise is hilarious. There are a lot of characters and side plots competing for attention, and many of them aren’t nearly as interesting as watching a bear destroy everyone in its path. The movie also starts to drag whenever the bear disappears for too long. Still, I laughed a lot, and I can’t really complain about a movie that delivers exactly what its title promises.

Rating: 💯% The Dark Knight is one of those movies where I struggle to find anything to criticize. It’s a great Batman movie, an incredible crime thriller, and just a fantastic movie in general. Heath Ledger is obviously the biggest standout. I'm blown away every time I watch this, every time he's on screen. There's not much to say that hasn't been said before, and for good reason. Every little mannerism, laugh, and line reading makes the character feel completely unpredictable. But what makes the movie work so well is not only the Joker. He's so good that people, including myself, forget that we get another top-tier villain performance with Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face. Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman are all fantastic as well, and the story gives every major character something meaningful to do. Bruce spends the entire movie trying to prove that Gotham can be better, while the Joker is determined to prove that everyone is just as broken as he is. And the ending is basically the perfect conclusion to that conflict. Then you have the filmmaking. Nolan’s direction, the cinematography, Hans Zimmer’s score, and the sound design. The opening heist, the truck chase, the interrogation, the two boats, the entire final stretch, this movie is just filled with iconic sequences. And after all these years, it still feels as impressive as ever. This isn’t just my favorite Batman movie. It’s one of the movies that reminds me why I love movies in the first place.