Andrew Motte

Andrew Motte

Favorite films

  • Suspiria
  • Aftersun
  • Beau Travail
  • Brokeback Mountain

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  • Black Bag

    ★★★★

  • Nickel Boys

  • The Rule of Jenny Pen

  • The Book Keepers

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  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★★

    I had so much fun the British in me really popped out

  • Nickel Boys

    Nickel Boys

    Didn’t really work for me

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  • When We Were Bullies

    When We Were Bullies

    ★★★★★

    Genuinely baffled by the hate on here and I think many ppl seem to be missing the point.

    This short doc from the director of The Smell of Burning Ants is the splintered retelling of a classroom bullying incident told from the perspective of the bully & bystanders some 50 years later. 

    The controversial decision to not interview or contact the victim is precisely the point of the film. It’s a statement on collective guilt and how our actions and their consequences ripple through time in our consciousness. 

    Really well executed and essayistic in all the most satisfying ways.

  • Knife Skills

    Knife Skills

    ★½

    Thematically a deeply flawed work. It answers none of the questions viewers may have, such as: Why a French restaurant? How does classism play a role here with the rich patrons being served by previously incarcerated people of color? The restaurant owner was also deeply unlikeable and clearly performed for the camera.