Matt

Matt

Black man, beautiful smile.

Bunny’s second son, but your favorite lion.

Favorite films

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  • Opus

    ★½

  • The Long Good Friday

    ★★★★½

  • The Dutchman

    ★★★

  • Passing Through

    ★★★★

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  • Paris, Texas

    Paris, Texas

    Exceptional cinematography, will have to rewatch to grasp some of the more obscure reoccurring scenes.

  • Possession

    Possession

    Yep, what everyone else said.

  • Door Mouse

    Door Mouse

    ★★★½

    I must admit: I'm a sucker for neo-noir films.

    While formulaic at times by leaning too heavily into noir tropes and somewhat clunky social commentary, Door Mouse is a good, though predictable, film. Additionally, it's glaringly apparent that writer/director Avan Jogia (also starring in the film as Mooney) was heavily influenced by the stylistic tendencies of Edgar Wright—specifically Wright's work on Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, borrowing heavily from the film's aesthetics for look and feel.

    Criticisms aside, it's an…

  • Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

    This film is the very definition of "If you know, you know."

    Interesting film, and though there are a bevy of things to analyze, I left the theater with one pressing question: Can someone truly enjoy this film without a semblance of knowledge about Ari Aster's oeuvre, psychoanalytical terms/concepts, figures like Freud, or even A24 in general? From that perspective, one could consider this a sort of meta-film.

    Based off of the lack of substantial promo leading up to this…