Jasper

Jasper

Favorite films

  • The Thing
  • The Lighthouse
  • The Witch
  • Skinamarink

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  • Megalopolis

    ½

  • Nosferatu

    ★★★½

  • Alien: Romulus

    ★½

  • The Substance

    ★★★★

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  • Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

    ½

    Fell harder than the Roman Empire, unfortunately.

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★½

    Perhaps a movie that is not produced by A24, one with a larger budget that must adhere and cater to larger audiences, is something that is not meant for Egger’s style. 

    One of the most charming things about The Lighthouse and The Witch was the dialogue— accents and heavy language that lacked subtitles, a statement piece for the time period in which the story takes place. However, to my surprise, every character in Egger’s 1800s Germany spoke perfect English. To…

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  • Longlegs

    Longlegs

    ★★★

    Seeing this film in theatres it’s opening day, Longlegs gave me the exact same flavour in my mouth as the one I felt while watching Barbarian. A highly-anticipated new horror movie that aims to scare, and is heavily praised and spoken about very fondly, but somehow doesn’t meet the marketing it set for itself.  

    Like Barbarian, Longlegs is exceptionally strong and enticing in its first act, yet begins to unravel at the second act, and completely fumbles the last…

  • Eraserhead

    Eraserhead

    ★★★★½

    Eraserhead is the third David Lynch movie I’ve seen, and it’s quickly become a favourite of mine. 
    The atmosphere in Eraserhead is weird, quirky, awkward, creepy, and artsy. 
    All my favourite things. I love the fact that the movie is entirely in black and white. 

    It has disturbing and uncomfortable visuals— from the largely industrial-like world the characters live in, to the random dirt piles, craters, and twigs found around the movie and in Henry’s apartment. It has a haunting…