Andrea Staley

Andrea Staley

Favorite films

  • Mulholland Drive
  • Being There
  • Badlands
  • The Misfits

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  • The Substance

    ★★★★½

  • Anselm

    ★★★★★

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    ★★★

  • The General

    ★★★★

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  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★★★½

    Exquisitely directed. This is a perfect example of a director who has a very clear vision and executes it with precision. All kinds of things happening here. Cronenberg, Carpenter, Eraserhead, Elephant Man, Carrie all had a party at the overlook hotel. That's what this feels like and I'm here for that. Lesson of the story; I guess we should love ourselves instead of trying to reinvent ourselves for the love and validation of others or else we'll become a never ending mutation of self hate that refuses to get off stage.

  • Anselm

    Anselm

    ★★★★★

    I love how Wim Wenders understands the medium of 3D. How he executes it as a way to tell portraiture bio-pics is an act of human compassion. This and Pina were astounding works that had so much respect for the subject's life. True work of art in every respect.

    This film is a very hard look at the depths of human nature's cruelest acts. It's as easy to watch as this subject will ever be. The first shots of the…

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  • Avatar: The Way of Water

    Avatar: The Way of Water

    ½

    This might well be the absolute worst script I've ever seen on screen.

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

    ★★★★★

    This movie is damn near perfect. It's so hilarious! I watched it over and over again as a kid. Explains a lot about me, I'm surprised my ultra Christian parents were not concerned at all.

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