Jesse

Jesse Pro

If it don't have Cary Grant, it ain't no good.

Favorite films

  • Some Like It Hot
  • Yi Yi
  • North by Northwest
  • Timecrimes

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  • Pickup on South Street

    ★★★★

  • Flow

    ★★★½

  • Paddington in Peru

    ★★★½

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

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  • Wedding Present

    Wedding Present

    ★★★

    I feel like Wallace saw The Front Page and wanted to make his own version. Then Hawks saw Grant in this and thought he'd be perfect for his version of The Front Page (His Girl Friday).

  • Woman of the Hour

    Woman of the Hour

    ★★★

    I wish more time had been spent on overall set design, makeup, costuming, dialogue, and post production. It would have gone a long way to make the film feel believable as a period piece. Even just some film tone grading and grain would have helped.

    Beyond that, I think this showed a lot of promise from Anna Kendrick. Taking on multiple roles while still delivering a solid film on your first go is impressive. I'm excited to see what she does next.

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  • Scales: Mermaids Are Real

    Scales: Mermaids Are Real

    Someone tell me this was the film that Bo Burnham scouted Elsie Fisher from.

  • A Quiet Place

    A Quiet Place

    ½

    JUMP SCARE, JUMP SCARE, JUMP SCARE! PLEASE LET THESE MONSTERS TAKE ME BEFORE I HAVE TO ENDURE ANOTHER FUCKING JUMP SCARE!

    A Quiet Place is begging to be awarded the top spot for most lackluster horror film of late. This film drags from boring to absolutely corny and insulting. It shows moments of melodrama and asking its viewers to suspend disbelief enough to not nitpick the fuck out of the awful and frankly absurd decisions this family makes time and…

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