Chris Gau

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Boy, making a good movie must be so so hard and yet…
👇 There are still so many👇

Favorite films

  • Miami Blues
  • Scarecrow
  • The Aviator's Wife
  • Mermaid Legend

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  • Blink Twice

  • Miami Connection

  • Abashiri Prison

  • Suspiria

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  • The Stalking Moon

    The Stalking Moon

    My dear departed dad got me into movies—or more specifically, good movies. Watching films with him was always a treat, but you had to be on your guard. After years of producing documentaries, he had a keen critical eye and could cut through the bullshit in an instant. You might put on a treasured favourite, only for him to dismantle it over the course of 90 minutes. His main complaint? “Too slow.” And the thing is, he was usually right.…

  • Fat City

    Fat City

    Last time I watched this, a couple of years ago, I gave it three and a half stars. I have no idea what the fuck I was doing. On the rewatch, I’ve decided that this film is a stone cold masterpiece. I’m an absolute idiot. In my defence perhaps it’s because Fat City eschews most narrative conventions, and maybe that threw me.

    To think that John Huston, doyen of Golden era Hollywood, could smash out what is basically a new…

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  • Blink Twice

    Blink Twice

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Miami Connection

    Miami Connection

    Fitness goals.

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  • Design for Living

    Design for Living

    ★★★★

    This pre-code shit is cray! Straight up polyamory, straight up saying the words “no sex” in black and white, straight up horn dog female character with agency. Man what would the world be like now if that motherfucker Hays hadn’t got all needy and shit?

  • I'm Glad It's Christmas

    I'm Glad It's Christmas

    ★★

    Thank God she didn’t go to that audition and follow her dreams, otherwise how would the man follow his?