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SjWound's Top 100 Movies of All Time (Round 6) - #10 to #2

 

10. Oppenheimer

9. Citizen Kane

8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

7. Saving Private Ryan

6. Schindler's List

5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

4. The Usual Suspects

3. Pulp Fiction

2. Inception

Champions League 2025 Results

 

Paris Saint-Germain - Winner

5

Inter Milan

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Comics Review

All-Star Superman, Vol. 1 by Grant Morrison
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Kingdom Come by Mark Waid
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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SjWound's Ranking of 2012 Movies - Round 3

 

1. Lincoln
2. Argo
3. Life of Pi
4. The Avengers
5. Zero Dark Thirty
6. The Dark Knight Rises
7. Skyfall
8. Django Unchained
9. Rurouni Kenshin
10. Cold War
11. Silver Linings Playbook
12. Les Miserables
13. The Impossible
14. Looper
15. Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time
16. The Bourne Legacy
17. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
18. The Amazing Spider-Man
19. Wreck-It Ralph
20. Brave
21. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
22. Rise of the Guardians
23. Prometheus
24. Pitch Perfect
25. Dredd
26. The Hunger Games
27. Premium Rush
28. Taken 2
29. The Thieves
30. Hotel Transylvania
31. The Cabin in the Woods
32. Snow White and the Huntsman
33. Men In Black III

To watch

21 Jump Street

Game Update

 Currently playing:

Balatro (Mobile)

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May 21, 2025

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July 11, 2025

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SjWound's Top 100 Movies of All Time (Round 6) - #20 to #11

 

20. Lincoln

19. Unforgiven

18. Gladiator

17. Raiders of the Lost Ark

16. Star Wars

15. The Empire Strikes Back

14. Traffic

13. Lawrence of Arabia

12. Blade Runner

11. Jurassic Park

Completed Reading - Non Fiction, Apr 2025

Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment by Jason Schreier
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

View all my reviews An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination by Sheera Frenkel
My rating: 4 of 5 stars






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How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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2025 & 2024 Movie Reviews

 

A Minecraft Movie
60% (3 Stars), Ranking #791
Rottentomatoes: 47%

Trap
60% (3 Stars), Ranking #779
Rottentomatoes: 57%

Captain America: Brave New World
60% (3 Stars), Ranking #677
Rottentomatoes: 47%

SjWound's Ranking of 2013 Movies - Round 4

 

1. Gravity
2. Captain Phillips
3. Frozen
4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
5. Star Trek Into Darkness
6. Monsters University
7. Dallas Buyers Club
8. Thor: The Dark World
9. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
10. Man of Steel
11. Iron Man 3
12. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
13. Despicable Me 2
14. The Wolverine
15. Ender's Game
16. Pacific Rim
17. American Hustle
18. Rush
19. Fast & Furious 6
20. The Croods
21. World War Z
22. The Attorney
23. Snowpiercer
24. Turbo
25. Now You See Me
26. Olympus Has Fallen
27. Elysium
28. Kick Ass 2
29. The Lone Ranger
30. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
31. White House Down
32. Montage
33. This is the End

To watch

Prisoners

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Comics Review

Planetary, Book Two by Warren Ellis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Top 20 Board Games of 2024

 

1. The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
2. Arcs
3. River Valley Glassworks
4. River of Gold
5. Unconcious Mind
6. SETI
7. Harmonies
8. Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig
9. Ezra & Nehemiah
10. Primal: The Awakening
11. Windmill Valley
12. Fromage
13. Skyrise
14. The Gang
15. Andromeda's Edge
16. Slay the Spire
17. Shackelton Base: A Journey to the Moon
18. Spectacular
19. Castle Combo
20. Tidal Blades 2

2025 BAFTA Games Awards

 Best Game

Astro Bot - Winner

Other Nominees:
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Helldivers 2
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Thank Goodness You're Here! 

Debut Game

Balatro - Winner

Other Nominees
Animal Well
Pacific Drive
The Plucky Squire
Tales of Kenzera: Zau
Thank Goodness You're Here! 

SjWound's Top 100 Movies of All Time (Round 6) - #40 to #21

 

40. Argo

39. The Godfather

38. Goodfellas

37. 1917

36. A Beautiful Mind

35. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

34. The Hurt Locker

33. Dunkirk

32. The King's Speech

31. The Shawshank Redemption

30. Back to the Future

29. Aliens

28. All the President's Men

27. Seven Samurai

26. Apollo 13

25. The Matrix

24. Gravity

23. The Silence of the Lambs

22. Platoon

21. Spotlight

Completed Reading - Non Fiction, Mar 2025

New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West by David E. Sanger
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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2024 Movie Reviews

 

The Brutalist
90% (4.5 Stars), Ranking #131
Rottentomatoes: 93%

The Wild Robot
60% (3 Stars), Ranking #474
Rottentomatoes: 96%

Moana 2
60% (3 Stars), Ranking #215
Rottentomatoes: 61%

Comics Review

The Power Fantasy Volume 1: The Superpowers by Kieron Gillen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Game Update

 Currently playing:

Cyberpunk 2077 (PC)

2026 Oscar Predictions - Round 1

Picture

1. Wicked: For Good
2. Hamnet
3. After the Hunt
4. One Battle After Another
5. Marty Supreme
6. Frankenstein
7. Avatar: Fire and Ash
8. Sentimental Value
9. Michael
10. Bugonia

2nd Tier
Deliver Me from Nowhere
The Life of Chuck

SjWound's Ranking of 2014 Movies - Round 5

 

1. Whiplash
2. Interstellar
3. John Wick
4. The Imitation Game
5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
6. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
7. Edge of Tomorrow
8. Selma
9. Boyhood
10. Guardians of the Galaxy
11. The Lego Movie
12. Big Hero 6
13. X-Men: Days of Future Past
14. Birdman
15. Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno
16. Foxcatcher
17. American Sniper
18. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
19. Godzilla
20. The Grand Budapest Hotel
21. The Equalizer
22. The Raid 2
23. How To Train Your Dragon 2
24. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
25. Lucy
26. Transformers: Age of Extinction
27. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
28. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

To watch

Ode to My Father

22 Jump Street

2025 Most Anticipated Video Games

1. Doom: The Dark Ages
2. Monster Hunter Wilds
3. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
4. Grand Theft Auto VI
5. Fable
6. Avowed
7. Civilization VII
8. Ghost of Yotei
9. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
10. Assassin's Creed: Shadows
11. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
12. Atomfall
13. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
14. Split Fiction
15. Crimson Desert
16. Elden Ring Nightreign
17. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
18. The Alters
19. Hell is Us
20. Borderlands 4
21. Mafia: The Old Country

SjWound's Top 100 Movies of All Time (Round 6) - #60 to #41

 

60. The Fugitive
59. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
58. The Bourne Ultimatum
57. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
56. Memento
55. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
54. Chariots of Fire
53. The Sixth Sense
52. Rocky
51. The Last Emperor
50. A Few Good Men
49. Speed
48. Jaws
47. Avengers: Endgame
46. Mad Max: Fury Road
45. Life of Pi
44. Quiz Show
43. Whiplash
42. Drunken Master 2
41. Arrival

2025 Academy Awards

Picture

Anora

Director

Sean Baker (Anora)

Actress

Mikey Madison (Anora)

Actor

Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Supporting Actress

Zoe Saldana (Emilia Perez)

Supporting Actor

Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

Original Screenplay

Anora

Adapted Screenplay

Conclave

Animated Feature

Flow

Original Score

The Brutalist

Original Song

"El Mal," from Emilia Perez

Sound

Dune: Part Two

Production Design

Wicked

Cinematography

The Brutalist

Makeup and Hairstyling

The Substance

Costume Design

Wicked

Film Editing

Anora

Visual Effects

Dune: Part Two

2024 Movie Reviews

 

September 5
80% (4 Stars), Ranking #215
Rottentomatoes: 92%

A Real Pain
60% (3 Stars), Ranking #667
Rottentomatoes: 96%

I, the Executioner
70% (3.5 Stars), Ranking #330
Rottentomatoes: 100%

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Thunderbolts*

May 2, 2025

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SjWound's Ranking of 2015 Movies - Round 4

 

1. Spotlight
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
3. The Martian
4. The Revenant
5. The Big Short
6. Avengers: Age of Ultron
7. Sicario
8. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
9. Mission:  Impossible - Rogue Nation
10. Creed
11. Inside Out
12. Bridge of Spies
13. Ant-Man
14. Steve Jobs
15. Veteran
16. The Hateful Eight
17. Spectre
18. Jurassic World
19. Furious 7
20. Pitch Perfect 2
21. Kingsman: The Secret Service
22. Everest

To watch

Room

SjWound's Top 100 Movies of All Time (Round 6) - #80 to #61

 

80. All Quiet on the Western Front

79. Everything Everywhere All at Once

78. It's A Wonderful Life

77. L.A. Confidential

76. John Wick

75. Michael Clayton

74. Interstellar

73. The Departed

72. The Lion King (1994)

71. Darkest Hour

70. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

69. The Batman

68. Black Panther

67. The Queen

66. Black Hawk Down

65. Dune: Part Two

64. 2001: A Space Odyssey

63. Tenet

62. The Incredibles

61. The Martian

Top 20 Video Games of 2024

1. Astro Bot
2. Metaphor: ReFantazio
3. Balatro
4. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
5. Black Myth: Wukong
6. Silent Hill 2
7. Helldivers 2
8. Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
9. Dragon Age: The Veilguard
10. Animal Well
11. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
12. Dragon's Dogma 2
13. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
14. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
15. Tekken 8
16. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
17. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
18. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
19. Neva
20. Satisfactory

Completed Reading - Non Fiction, Jan 2025

The Gate to China: A New History of the People's Republic & Hong Kong by Michael Sheridan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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2024 Movie Reviews

 

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

60% (3 Stars), Ranking #579

Rottentomatoes: 67%

Flow
90% (4.5 Stars), Ranking #151
Rottentomatoes: 97%

Wicked
90% (4.5 Stars), Ranking #165
Rottentomatoes: 88%

The Roundup: Punishment
60% (3 Stars), Ranking #524
Rottentomatoes: 91%

Carry-On
60% (3 Stars), Ranking #534
Rottentomatoes: 87%

2025 Oscar Nominations

Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

Director
Sean Baker (Anora)
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Perez)
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Actress
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez)
Mikey Madison (Anora)
Demi Moore (The Substance)
Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here)

Actor
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)

Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)
Ariana Grande (Wicked)
Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
Zoe Saldana (Emilia Perez)

Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov (Anora)
Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)

Original Screenplay
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance

Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Perez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing

Animated Feature
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Original Score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Perez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Original Song
"El Mal," from Emilia Perez
"The Journey," from The Six Triple Eight
"Like a Bird," from Sing Sing
"Mi Camino," from Emilia Perez
"Never Too Late," from Elton John: Never Too Late

Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked

Cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
Maria
Nosferatu

Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Perez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

Costume Design
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked

Film Editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Perez
Wicked

Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
A Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

Producer's Guild Awards Nominations

Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Wicked

2025 Upcoming Movies

1.  Superman
2. Avatar: Fire and Ash
3. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps
5. 28 Years Later
6. Sinners
7. Mickey 17
8. Thunderbolts
9. F1
10. Captain America: Brave New World
11. Wicked Part 2
12. Wake Up Dead Man
13. The Battle of Baktan Cross
14. Paddington in Peru
15. Michael
16. Frankenstein
17. The Running Man
18. The Monkey
19. The Life of Chuck
20. Predator Badlands
21. Karate Kid Legends
22. Jurassic World Rebirth
23. How to Train Your Dragon
24. Ballerina

2025 D.I.C.E Awards Nominations

 Game of the Year
Astro Bot
Balatro
Black Myth Wukong
Helldivers 2
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Mobile Game of the Year
Balatro
Halls of Torment
Monument Valley 3
Paper Trail
Wuthering Waves

Best Independent Game
Balatro
Animal Well
Grunn
Indika
Mouthwashing

SjWound's Ranking of 2016 Movies - Round 5

 

1. Arrival
2. Captain America: Civil War
3. La La Land
4. Hacksaw Ridge
5. Doctor Strange
6. Zootopia
7. Shin Godzilla
8. Your Name
9. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
10. Lion
11. The Wailing
12. Deepwater Horizon
13. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
14. Deadpool
15. Rogue One
16. Hell or High Water
17. Star Trek Beyond
18. Ghostbusters (2016)
19. Kubo and the Two Strings
20. Moana
21. Inferno
22. Suicide Squad
23. Finding Dory
24. Split
25. The Magnificent Seven
26. Hidden Figures
27. Independence Day: Resurgence
28. X-Men: Apocalypse
29. Now You See Me 2
30. Trolls
31. The Nice Guys

To watch

The Accountant

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Captain America: Brave New World
February 14, 2025
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