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3 Stars

The Social Reckoning (2026)

When discussing the best films of the 21st century, there seems to be a near-universal consensus that 2010’s The Social Network must always be in the conversation.

While certainly a great movie (and comparatively better than The King’s Speech, which it lost Best Picture to), there is still this small voice in my brain thinking that it may be just a tad over hyped at times. When I did my list of the 100 best films of the 2010s, I had it at number 67 (6 7?! That was not planned). That placement is one of many of the absurdities of the list when I look back, but I still feel there are, simply put, better films that came out this century.

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2 1/2 Stars

Sinners (2025)

A few hours prior to seeing Ryan Coogler’s newest feature, I was in a conversation with my co-worker Dante.

He accused me of conforming with the critics. He challenged me to supply him with films that I disagreed with the majority of the critics (and in which nostalgia could not play a factor). Well Dante, what timing you have sir, because I am here to say I am not the biggest of fans of Sinners, possibly my hottest of takes since my original view of Get Out in 2017 (note: I rewatched Get Out, and atoned for my mistake.)