Favorite movies are my favorite books adapted into movies. Also including Boogie Nights because it is a masterpiece
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Wild at Heart 1990
Liked the sexy first half a lot more than the weirder 2nd half but I’d imagine that could change on rewatch. Unlike Eraserhead, I actually would like to watch this again soon. Cage and Dern are dynamite.
The Nuart giving me the option to see a David Lynch movie every Friday night is really boosting my movie watching stats right now.
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Starship Troopers 1997
This is not a subtle movie but it uses the conventions of blockbuster filmmaking to hide a lot of darkness in plain sight.
Screenwriter Edward Neumeier said at my Q&A that a lot of the characterization in this film is based around the Archie comics. Those comics represent a certain nostalgic all American sheen that really lends itself to this film. It’s pretty easy to be distracted by the love triangle, attractive stars and typical Hollywood violence of this film…
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Babylon 2022
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I have now seen this movie five times and I have some thoughts on the small details that really stood out to me:
Jack and George’s relationship might be the most tragic thing about the film to me. Two broken men damaged in different ways who need each other not only to live a fulfilling life but create fulfilling art. George is a top-notch movie producer who is truly beloved by the biggest star in Hollywood and yet he kills…
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American Animals 2018
The most thrilling thing I’ve seen in a theater all year aside from the cops shutting down my showing of Blockers. Everyone needs to see this movie when it opens near them.
The screening was a Q&A with Blake Jenner and the real guy he plays which was fascinating. I also got to tell Blake Jenner how much I love Everybody Wants Some!!
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