Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Memoria 2021

  ★★★★½ Watched 16 Jun 2022

  Ok c'mon, you simply cannot make a movie with Exploding Head Syndrome and not say the words "Exploding Head Syndrome." Money on the table

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  The Way of the Gun 2000

  ★★★ Watched 21 Sep 2020

  What an overripe durian of a movie. The first 10 minutes led me to expect a nauseating parade of erstaz Boondocks Saints-style machismo. I was bracing for 90 more minutes of sexual threats and gore.
  Instead, we have a great turn from James Caan, action beats that are facinating in their specificity (is it a car chase if the chasers are barely in a car?) and the most complex game of Russian Roulette ever interrupted. I love that these crooks don't even bring matching disguises.

Popular reviews

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  After Hours 1985

  ★★★★½ Watched 09 Nov 2015

  Saw this at the Alamo Drafthouse Littleton for its 30th anniversary -- in 35mm no less. I can't say the tattered, torn, muted print added to the experience, because this is a surprisingly clean, well-plotted New York movie. Even the streets are clear and glistening, and there are a few barely commented-upon moments of coincidence that really blew my mind. Top-notch entertainment.

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  Heat 1995

  ★★★★★ Added

  You always hope to work with someone like McCauley. Sadly, life is full of Waingros.