barrettcurry

barrettcurry

A wannabe actor and UCLA film minor. Former latchkey kid with access to a library card and a DVD player.

Favorite films

  • The Big Lebowski
  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • Whiplash
  • Apocalypse Now

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  • Monkey Man

    ★★★½

  • Alien: Romulus

    ★★★★

  • Perfect Blue

    ★★★★½

  • The Vietnam War

    ★★★★★

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  • Alien: Romulus

    Alien: Romulus

    ★★★★

    Victor Wembanyama origin story

  • Perfect Blue

    Perfect Blue

    ★★★★½

    Ingeniously framed story about the haunting of a woman by her audience. Or lack thereof… Absolutely mental. 

    Shades of: Persona, Sunset Boulevard

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  • The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War

    ★★★★★

    After the week we’ve had in America, I felt the need to shoot this information into my veins like a cheap bag of Saigon scag - only the material Burns and Novick produce is leagues purer, and a lot more devastating. 

    On the heels of our triumph in the Second World War, the average American believed their government always did the right thing, and would never lie to them. At some point in the 30 odd years this documentary covers…

  • The Killer

    The Killer

    ★★★

    The Smiths were the perfect soundtrack for this movie - they’re equally boring.

    Fincher can do so much better. 

    Shades of: Mr. Brooks, The Professional

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