Andy Newman

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writer, hockey dad, & consultant ⊛ catch me as an extra in The Dark Knight Rises

Favorite films

  • There Will Be Blood
  • The Social Network
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Rear Window

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  • Space Jam: A New Legacy

    ★★★★

  • Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

    ★★

  • Mandy

    ★★★

  • Columbus

    ★★★

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  • Her

    Her

    ★★★★★

    “A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need.”

    It’s such an unassuming and almost goofy description and it’s a credit to writer and director Spike Jonze that he elevated the story to such heights. Her is a brilliant film. Among its brilliance is that it speaks to the past, present, and future in a confident way.

    Many films would fall into the trap of making the technology the…

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  • Space Jam: A New Legacy

    Space Jam: A New Legacy

    ★★★★

    This movie was specifically written for me so I understand why you don’t like it.

  • Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

    Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

    ★★

    Ruthless genius. Visionary jerk. You can find a lot of words that describe Steve Jobs to varying degrees of accuracy. But boring is not one of them. I have a hard time fathoming the amount of hubris required to make a film about Jobs that’s so utterly tiresome.

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  • Mandy

    Mandy

    ★★★

    Mandy earned its visual and auditory bravado from start to finish. But for all that flair, I don’t feel like I left with anything new; I’ve seen Mad Max, Only God Forgives, and the rabbit scenes from Donnie Darko before.

  • Enemy

    Enemy

    ★★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.