Andy Siems

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Father, Husband, Film-Lover, KPOP Fan, player of VIDEO GAMES

Favorite films

  • Star Wars
  • Once Upon a Time in the West
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Blade Runner

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  • Working Girl

    ★★★★½

  • 8½

    ★★★★★

  • The Lonely Trail

    ★★★

  • The Gorge

    ★★★½

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  • 8½

    ★★★★★

    I don't how I can possibly comment on a film like this so briefly after viewing it the first time. Without a doubt this is a multiple viewing film that will continue to reveal itself as more viewings go. It is difficult to even call 8 1/2 a film. A more apt term might be an "expression".

    If anything, this film reminds me that I remain a student of masters like Fellini who keep telling me that i DO NOT…

  • The Electric State

    The Electric State

    ★★½

    Netflix saw fit to have to Russo Bros. (MCU films - Avengers: Infinity War, End Game and C ap 2 & 3) to helm this 320 Million dollar behemoth. It is now in the top 10 of most expensive films ever created. I will admit that you can see a lot of that on the screen as they bring many robots to life via heavy CGI and FX work. It is fully "Blockbuster" in all regards.. the problem though is a…

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  • Night and Fog

    Night and Fog

    ★★★★★

    Once you have experienced NIGHT AND FOG you cannot "un-experience" it. Once you have crossed the line and seen history that is beyond comprehension, you cannot return to your innocence.

    NIGHT AND FOG is a great film because it exists only for the viewer to come to some sort of minute understanding of what occurred in the Nazi concentration camps during WWII.

    As a film it attempts to allow the subject to "speak for itself". Director Alain Resnais goes out…

  • Sucker Punch

    Sucker Punch

    ★★★★½

    It looks like this is going to be another one of those films I stand alone on. Did every single person who saw this miss the point of this film? Did they understand WHAT was going on as Baby danced? Does anyone still understand metaphor anymore, or must all things be hollow and spoon feed?

    This film is a visual explosion for your eyes. It can be a roaring action piece filled with all the things we enjoy (hot babes,…