albatrossd

albatrossd

Favorite films

  • The Room
  • Mulholland Drive
  • House
  • The Hourglass Sanatorium

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  • Speed Racer

  • The Matrix Resurrections

  • The Matrix Revolutions

  • The Matrix Reloaded

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  • Speed Racer

    Speed Racer

    taking notes for my morning commute

  • The Matrix Revolutions

    The Matrix Revolutions

    Genuinely liked this a lot on rewatch. The second was a hot fucking mess, but the grittiness and commitment to its ideas helped this third movie secure an actual spot as a respectable entry to a series begun by one as iconic as the first. It's nowhere near as timeless, tight, and philosophical as the first, but after the second it finally feels like the series remembers that it has something to say and do. Good time.

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  • The Hourglass Sanatorium

    The Hourglass Sanatorium

    ★★★★★

    Towards the end of watching The Hourglass Sanatorium I came to the conclusion that it was my favorite movie that I'll never recommend to anyone. It has so much in it that I love stylistically, psychologically, and many other "-ically" words that I'm sure exist somewhere in between brain synapses where the best of this movie's soul shines.

    It's also extremely difficult to watch for anyone not on its wavelength, and as I stewed on the film after the fact…

  • Max Magician and the Legend of the Rings

    Max Magician and the Legend of the Rings

    Max seems like a pretty cool dude. If it were 2002 again I'd hang with him and share a pack of mozzarella sticks for sure. Also, I found an excerpt from a review on the unofficial Max Magician fan subreddit:

    If you like adventure then rent this movie and hold on to your seat. Elf babes are in this movie but they do not expose sexual organs, nor do they consummate relationships until marriage.

    Max not only thrills us with…