Quick Reviews

Since June 2024, I started writing quick reviews of movies, TV shows and games I’ve watched or played. Here’s every one of them.

This idea and overall review layout were totally stolen from Matt Birchler and his Quick Reviews web app. Check it out if you want to create yours!

54 reviews

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Lies of P Overture

Reviewed on Jan 18, 2026

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

This prequel to Lies of P is everything that was good about the base game, but elevated into a 12-hour long campaign of pure awesomeness.

The story, level design, bosses and weapons are just state of the art. The final chapter had my eyes all teared up all the time.

Each chapter even has self-contained small side quests that don’t give much of a challenge but are great pieces of world-building to make Krat an even cooler setting.

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Threads

Reviewed on Jan 11, 2026

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Raw and gut-wrenching are perfect adjectives for this one. It wants to get its message across and pulls no punches in doing so: nobody wins a nuclear war.

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The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Extended Edition)

Reviewed on Jan 06, 2026

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

While this is probably my least favorite of the trilogy, it’s still one of the best movies ever made. An outstanding achievement in all regards. I can’t believe these movies exist.

The extra scenes for the extended edition are also pretty neat, and add some extra context that is very welcome for a fan like me. The overall movie pacing gets a bit worse which is why it’s totally understandable why they were cut from the theatrical release. And another reason I’m glad the extended editions exist!

I just wish the final Saruman scene was in this movie instead of the next one. I feel like it’d wrap around this movie’s story a bit more nicely.

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Pluribus (Season 1)

Reviewed on Dec 29, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

There’s a lot of quality in this show, but the glacial pacing (and how long it takes for the main character to develop any semblance of likeability) made me really struggle to care about anything that happened.

Might be better when binge-watched, but the weekly episode releases really did it a disservice.

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Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York

Reviewed on Dec 07, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

It’s still a fun movie, but it’s basically the same thing as the first one but with worse pacing and felt a bit too forced.

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Home Alone

Reviewed on Dec 07, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Pretty fun watch all around. I would have loved this movie as a child, but somehow never got to watch it.

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The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition)

Reviewed on Nov 29, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Can’t believe I’d never watched the extended editions before. This movie is just timeless, a perfect introduction to a wonderful world, amazing pacing, acting, environments and practical effects.

It’s almost 4 hours long but I wanted to start the next one immediately after it finished.

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Lies of P

Reviewed on Nov 27, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Amazing game, probably the best souslike that’s not made by From Software.

Lies of P is a dark retelling of Pinocchio, and the Belle Epoque with Puppets setting really grows on you. At some point it goes bonkers with that and it’s awesome. The Bloodborne inspiration is obvious and very welcome.

The final third of the game suffers from a steep difficulty wall, but doesn’t ruin it. There’s a difficulty setting that can help if a boss gets too difficult.

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Pinocchio

Reviewed on Nov 16, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Cute with a hint of sadness, I love the combination. The art style and character designs are amazing!

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Gone Girl

Reviewed on Nov 02, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

I had no idea what to expect from this movie and it kept surprising me over and over. It’s already pretty long but I wish it kept going for a bit longer.

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Monster - The Ed Gein Story

Reviewed on Oct 26, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

I can totally see this being decent if they stripped away at least half of it and made 3 or 4 decent episodes, but in true Netflix fashion they opted for 8 bad ones instead.

A show that doesn’t really know what it wants to say, with a pacing so awful that often killed any sort of interest in what was going on.

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EA Sports FC 25

Reviewed on Oct 12, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

I know, I know. It’s EA. But I love football and there’s enough good here to let me live the fantasy of a career mode.

The menus are a complete mess and half of them don’t work most of the time, but the gameplay is cool. I’ve founded Polenta FC and have had a blast managing the club.

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No Man's Sky

Reviewed on Oct 12, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

I’ve played this game on and off since 2021, and surprisingly never stopped to give it a review.

It’s a dream come true, honestly. Space exploration at its finest, exploring worlds is always fun, there’s so much to do and still the best thing to do is nothing. I love just walking around a pretty planet and taking screenshots of the amazing views. Whatever problems it has just fade away in the vastness of space.

I absolutely adore the dialogues, too. So many existential quotes that just hit the right spot.

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Mother!

Reviewed on Sep 09, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Watching this movie feels like a nightmare. Things happen and you really don’t have much say in it, then they start spiraling out of control and you’re completely unable to do anything. You can’t run, yell or fight.

The religious allegories are quite obvious and are great, but that nightmarish feeling was really something I hadn’t felt with a movie before.

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Skeletá

Reviewed on Jul 21, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Every single Ghost album improves on the last, and this is no exception. Every single song in this is a banger, with special mentions to Lachryma, Satanized, De Profundis Borealis and Umbra. These might just be the top 4 Ghost songs ever for me.

I gotta say though, the album as a whole is not as cohesive as IMPERA was. It has better songs individually, but IMPERA felt like a better album (at least on first listen) because every song complements each other. Skeletá doesn’t have a single musical identity like that, but whatever it’s doing, every song works individually.

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Jojo Rabbit

Reviewed on Jun 29, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

A beautiful movie about innocence during a time that wanted nothing but to prey on it. I’d love to say it’s all in the past.

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The Last of Us (Season 2)

Reviewed on Jun 26, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Breaks my heart because I love the game, but this adaptation just didn’t do it for me. Season 1 was pretty good, but I feel like none of the changes on Season 2 worked. Ellie is just a completely different character, and I feel like none of her actions are justified in the show. I gotta say some of the heaviest moments hit really hard on the show too. Episodes 2 and 6 were standouts though. Really enjoyed those.

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The Taking of Deborah Logan

Reviewed on Jun 15, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Holy crap, now this is a good horror movie. A slow burn that really pays off. Its found footage structure makes perfect sense in the story and also reflects a lot on what you think and feel during the entire movie. It finds the perfect balance of explaining things enough to be satisfying but not enough to break the horror aspect (something that most movies just suck at).

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Spirited Away

Reviewed on Jun 14, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Okay, first of all I think this is an amazing movie, it looks and sounds amazing, all the characters are extremely creative, it’s a beautiful coming-of-age story and it’s a major pop culture icon. But watching it felt like a bit of a chore, I can’t really explain why. Good thing the ratings here are about my enjoyment of the movies, not their “objective” quality 😅

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The Ugly Stepsister

Reviewed on May 24, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Pretty solid body horror movie. Some real memorable scenes with really good acting, with a solid story that builds on top of the classic Cinderella. Can’t go wrong with this one!

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