Favorite films

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  A Clockwork Orange 1971

  Rewatched 20 Mar 2025

  Had to replace my scratched Blu Ray with the updated 4K. Looks unbelievable but the reviews I read are true. The 5.1 mix is abominable. Glad they included the original mono track which is generally passable. I’d imagine it’s difficult to do with audio what they can do with visuals. Many shots were so well remastered they looked contemporary and brought out nuances in the lens choices I had never noticed. And the color saturation was richer than I’ve ever…

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  Cruising 1980

  Rewatched 09 Mar 2025

  W/ Arrow Video commentary, William Friedkin and Mark Kermode.

  Friedkin remains not only an American master, but one of the funniest people to ever live. I want my text alert to be him saying “Fist-fucking”.

Popular reviews

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  Dave Chappelle: The Closer 2021

  Watched 06 Oct 2021 1

  To quote my good friend, “less of a comedy show and more of a TED talk with very poignant commentary.” This was necessary and, when funny, hysterical.

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  Mulholland Drive 2001

  Rewatched 27 Jan 2025

  To say Lynch dealt in surrealism has always seemed a minimization. It neglects the true importance of art and the irreplaceability of this particular artist. If the inherent value of cinema or any other art form could be measured we would call it a science. Creativity is not unique to art, but art fills the gap that runs parallel to scientific discovery. Lynch dealt in this form of artistic expression. One that tells us things we may know inherently but…

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