Buzzy Ripperger

Buzzy Ripperger

Amateur takes, professional snacks.

Favorite films

  • Ikiru
  • The Sandlot
  • Superbad
  • PlayTime

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  • Killing Them Softly

    ★★★★

  • 10 Things I Hate About You

    ★★★

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★

  • Parasite

    ★★★★½

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  • Killing Them Softly

    Killing Them Softly

    ★★★★

    This shit is fighting above its weight class. Sure, Brad is in it. But other than that it’s a mid market genre flick with actors who you kind of recognize. The ideas aren’t perfectly fleshed out and I’m not sure I will enjoy the Obama clips upon rewatch, but goddamn if I don’t appreciate what they’re going for here. It was concise, had well developed characters, and I understood the point it was trying to make. The gandolfini cameo was macho in a way that makes me question where James drew the line in his own life. Good music choices. Surprising action.

  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★

    The rufallo character is too similar to his portrayal in poor things. A choice can easily become a trope with repetition. 

    The construction of the Toni Colette character was by far the strongest. The nails, the “complex” sauces, her sexual aversions. Wish I got more of her before the end. 

    Was director bong mad when the Lightyear Biopic essentially stole the plot of his movie?

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  • The Matrix Resurrections

    The Matrix Resurrections

    ★★★½

    In a situation where I was fearing the worst and hoping for the best, Lana came through with a film that exceeded expectations and hit some of the revelatory notes that made the original trilogy so fascinating. She chose a concept that required a super fine touch but was able to successfully concoct this complicated script. Such a tightrope walk is to be commended. 

    The first 45 minutes really hit for me. After years of digging deeper into the matrix…

  • King Richard

    King Richard

    ★★★½

    Been giving out a lot of (number of stars) star rankings lately. Guess that means I’m (insert quirky personality trait). (Astrological sign) szn. 

    Jon bernthal is the best character actor in the game rn and you can’t tell me otherwise. 

    Welled up but did not shed a tear during the Richard to Venus speech at the net where he talks about his experience at the hands of a white racist mob and how his childhood reinforced his protective qualities. 

    Tennis…

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