Host of TV/web show Reel Film Snobs in Oregon.
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Mulholland Drive 2001
Rewatch for upcoming David Lynch tribute episode of Reel Film Snobs.
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Wild at Heart 1990
Rewatching for upcoming David Lynch tribute episode.
I saw this movie years ago and didn't fully jive with it. Now it's a breathe of fresh air in its wildness and idiosyncrasies.Translated from by
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Unforgiven 1992
"It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have."
Rewatch for Gene Hackman tribute episode. Wow, this movie has aged really well. Hackman is just absolutely at peak levels here. His Little Bill is such a complex villain. Is he a villain or just a sheriff good at keeping order? How is he more of a villain than Eastwood's character? All that moral ambiguity is what makes Westerns at their best such a perfect genre to explore the American character.
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Girls Will Be Girls 2024
My favorite genre, coming of age stories, can be so terrific when rooted in something specific, unlike so many Hollywood versions of the genre. In this charming film, the focus is on Mira, the first female prefect at an elite boarding school in the Himalayas. Mira is trying to balance her academic rigor with a newfound lust/love for hottie Sri and the hopes of her mother. In one scene, we find that Mira's mother gave up her own dreams and…
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