Nick

Nick

I'm a motel man in a promised land that's filled with empty faces

Favorite films

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Ikiru
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • The Shining

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  • True Grit

    ★★★★★

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★

  • Parasite

    ★★★★½

  • Masculin Féminin

    ★★★½

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  • True Grit

    True Grit

    ★★★★★

    Always one of my favorites from the Coen brothers, but this viewing finally kicked it into the next gear. This is one of my favorite movies ever made. The storytelling is simple and strong, the themes moving and deeply felt. The Coens were smart to adapt Charles Portis' novel without changing much, embellishing bits and pieces here and there, but otherwise rendering the novel for the big screen as it was written. It's a great story that could not have…

  • Parasite

    Parasite

    ★★★★½

    Just as brilliant on third viewing as it was the first two times around. I don't know how anyone manages to pull off this tightrope walk, but Bong does it to perfection. It's what a movie should be: truly surprising, fresh and new, thrilling and powerful. You never know where it's going, and where it finally winds up is just perfect.

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  • Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

    Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

    I have not seen any of the Harry Potter movies. I have not seen any of the Lord of the Rings movies. I have, however, completed the Big Mommas House franchise in its entirety.

  • Godzilla vs. Kong

    Godzilla vs. Kong

    ★★★★★

    Honestly at this point we all know it's a 5-star movie and it's not really up for debate