theatre director who just really, really loves movies.
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Your Monster 2024
why fight monster when you can fuck monster???
as a theatre director, this film is unhinged (this is not how professional theatre works). as a hopeless romantic who loves monster movies, this film is a gift.
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The Lost Weekend 1945
it’s wild to me that i was originally introduced to this film as a kid through a comedic skit on the original jack benny radio show……
not my favorite of wilder’s films, but one that handles alcoholism and addiction with a surprising amount of nuance and compassion for the 1940s.
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024
while it lacks the elegant simplicity that to me makes fury road a masterpiece, this still has ten times more imagination, world-building, and intensity of action and emotion than any other blockbuster these days. miller has created an incredibly complex and interesting world, and a phenomenal character in furiosa. grateful to spend time with them both.
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The Brutalist 2024
an audacious, soaring, monumental film that is unfortunately a bit muddled both emotionally and politically in its second half. it’s about artistic obsession, the struggle for a sense of belonging when you have no home, and the death of the american dream. it’s got some of the most interesting and complex characters i’ve seen in a hot minute (with incredible performances from brody and pearce), but it does unravel a bit in the second half with it’s unclear perspective on…
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