Brennain Lea

Brennain Lea

Favorite films

  • The Black Cauldron

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  • The Revenant

    ★★

  • Tenebre

    ★★★½

  • Opera

    ★★★

  • Christiane F.

    ★★★★

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  • Weird Science

    Weird Science

    ★★★★★

    “Boy, I wouldn’t give a squirt of piss for your ass right now.”

  • The Killing Floor

    The Killing Floor

    ★★★★

    A made for TV film about the plight of the poor in Chicago post Great War, The Killing Floor is an emotional dramatization of an historical pivot point in labour history. The narration through the lens of Frank Custer, a black man hailing from Mississippi, gives insight into the importance of union solidarity to the working poor. This film did a good job of portraying the infighting amongst workers, the outside influence of corporations on the poor and their solidarity,…

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  • Withnail & I

    Withnail & I

    ★★★★★

    I loved this movie. After Withnail recites Hamlet’s monologue I decided that I need to rewatch as soon as possible with it in mind, and I’m sure it will only get better with more views.

  • The Black Cauldron

    The Black Cauldron

    ★★★★★

    I’m giving this a five star rating purely because this movie played a pivotal role in piquing my interest (read:fascination) with high fantasy. I wore out this tape in my VCR with how many times I watched it, and recently got a new DVD copy that I can hopefully rewatch forever. The most basic of all the fantasy tropes stirred in a cauldron and out from the bubbling stew comes a tale of adventure, inner growth, love, brutal death and decay, and to counterbalance all the undead, some cute comedy fun. I love The Black Cauldron!

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