Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Lighthouse 2019

  ★★★★★ Added

  It is exceedingly literary. It is a product borne of a Gothic imagination, with tropes familiar to such figures as Walpole, Poe, and Shelley. Its idea of horror is highly cerebral; its setting is darkened and claustrophobic; its themes of madness, cursed beings, fate, and the supernatural entwine, manifesting themselves into something only conceptually comprehensible. We understand that we don't understand; we desperately cling to meaning after undergoing the very same frisson which overtook the characters; we rationalise and dissect…

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  Jackass: The Movie 2002

  ★★★★½ Added

  Sad considering the fact that so many of the crew members are now dead or perhaps i am thinking too much of Ryan Dunn's predictable downgrade into hell.

Popular reviews

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  Being John Malkovich 1999

  ★★★★★ Added 1

  A quirky cult-favorite comedy, unemployed New York City puppeteer Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) reluctantly takes a temp job as a filing clerk for the eccentric Dr. Lester (Orson Bean). While at work, Craig discovers a portal that leads into the mind of renowned actor John Malkovich. When he lets his attractive co-worker Maxine (Catherine Keener) in on the secret, they begin both an unusual business scheme and an odd relationship that involves Craig's restless wife, Lotte (Cameron Diaz). An amazingly…

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  Dead Man's Letters 1986

  ★★★★★ Added

  It took me some time to remember the title of this film, and it's certainly a hidden gem. In it's very slow pace, it transfers the mood of what will probably be if we went through a nuclear war. Great cinematography, and the quality of the film just makes it more profound and hypnotizing.

  If you find this film, take your time any rainy day, and drift away in a world of dead and dying.

  This is quite an obscure…