Adam Gougeon

Adam Gougeon

Favorite films

  • Lawrence of Arabia
  • Jerry Maguire
  • The Red Shoes
  • Michael Clayton

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  • The Black Dahlia

  • Sing Sing

  • The Limey

    ★★★★

  • Anora

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  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ½

    As a Miracle Drug movie, it doesn’t work. Based on the premise (“you are one,” as we’re reminded so many times), Elisabeth should at least be experiencing life as Sue and seeing some benefit to the drug. What’s it for if it just makes her hate her actual self even more, and instantly resent her younger self?

    As a satire, it doesn’t work. The target is so ill-defined and the message is vague, so we’re left with a movie that…

  • The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

    The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

    They made a whole other movie to confirm Eric is an absolute zero.

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  • Avatar: The Way of Water

    Avatar: The Way of Water

    ★★★★★

    So good. It’s a big, emotional, mature movie about living and finding your way in the world, being a parent, and how sick it is when battle whales take out a ship.

  • Anyone But You

    Anyone But You

    ★½

    Studio romantic comedies are not ever coming back.

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