Austin Lugar

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I published books about mysteries, but my real passion is subscribing to too many podcasts.

Favorite films

  • Kicking and Screaming
  • The Brothers Bloom
  • Chungking Express
  • Back to the Future

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  • Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants

    ★★★★★

  • Eastern Condors

    ★★★★

  • Back to the Future Part II

    ★★★★

  • Trancers

    ★★★

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  • Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants

    Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants

    ★★★★★

    Outside of sports, it feels rare to get a video recording of the best there ever was in a field.

  • Eastern Condors

    Eastern Condors

    ★★★★

    All the cool action I wanted equipped with a good amount of being mad at American for the Vietnam War. Weird to see Sammo so in shape and serious. I was actually impressed how many characters don't make it to the end. It's like the movie Chuck Norris is trying to make but doesn't because he's not Sammo Hung.


    (2025 Criterion Challenge #10: 1980s)

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  • Fake Famous

    Fake Famous

    ★★½

    The biggest problem is that the experiment kinda failed. They picked the wrong subjects so most of the movie is a wash. I wish there was a better examination on what is fame. The film quickly says it's okay for actors to be famous because they're doing a craft, but influencers are empty. But then they show how much influencers have to work at being influencers. It's not like acting in a blockbuster is any more worthy of attention from…

  • Longlegs

    Longlegs

    ★★

    Longlegs should have been an unknown actor.