CalumE

CalumE

Favorite films

  • Aloners
  • Perfect Days
  • Moonlight
  • I'm Thinking of Ending Things

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  • Cure

    ★★★

  • Adolescence

    ★★★½

  • Moana 2

    ★★

  • Wicked

    ★★★½

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  • Cure

    Cure

    ★★★

    Need to watch again and feel this one out more.

  • Moana 2

    Moana 2

    ★★

    Makes me nostalgic for the equally shallow straight-to-DVD, Disney sequels of my childhood.

  • Violence Voyager

    Violence Voyager

    ★½

    The film has two fun elements going for it: Ample amounts of grotesque imagery and the insanely cool gekimation style. I enjoyed both, and yet I was still left incredibly bored. The voice acting is rough, the pacing egregious, and I really found it lacking any sense of tension.

    Despite my negative feelings towards the movie, I do hope this director continues making movies in this art style. The seeds of something more interesting seem to be there.

  • No Country for Old Men

    No Country for Old Men

    ★★★★½

    This is a bizarre one for me. While I feel that the novel does such a better job of depicting the themes of unstoppable forces and a changing world, I also believe this movie is an incredible standalone piece.

    There are just so many aspect that are improved in this film: from the cadence of conversations to the small character details that really shine in a visual medium. These and other aspects are improved to such an extent that I'm able to overlook parts (such as Bell's history in Vietnam) being removed to allow for a reduced run-time.

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