Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  Strike Up the Band 1940

  ★★★ Watched 06 May 2020

  17-year old Judy Garland crushes this, but not much to offer otherwise. Solid editing and music (for the era).

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  The Green Slime 1968

  ★★★½ Watched 12 Oct 2020

  Seems influential on Scott, Lucas, and Cameron (basically the same plot as ALIEN with a strong female lead, to boot). Great soundtrack on top of a fun film.

Recent reviews

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  Breathing 1963

  ★★★★ Watched 03 Aug 2022 1

  Especially fond of the sound and editing.

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  The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2018

  ★★ Watched 30 Jul 2022

  Great performance by Chloe Moretz.

Popular reviews

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  Freaks 1932

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 19 Oct 2017

  I'm always shocked to see this film was released in 1932. It's so far ahead of it's time, with very sophisticated cinematography and narrative. The "freaks" are circus performers and the tension between them (along with the rest of the narrative) would fit right into a David Lynch film set for release in 2018.
  For fans of: David Lynch, black and white cinematography, circus sideshows, and all things psychologically creepy. One of my top ten fave horror films of all time.

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  The Shining 1980

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 01 Oct 2017

  Hoop-Tober 4.0 (31 days of Horror): DOUBLE FEATURES #1

  My favorite Stephen King adaptation, this time through i focused on the cinematography. Wonderful use of frame-within-frame. The camera movement is spectacular, with a wide variety of techniques, including great steadicam and some beautiful shots that start with a rigid camera, then zoom in or out. I also noticed quite a few closeups, with a rectangle of back light behind the character's head, of the same width as the head, with…