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What binds us as humans is love of story.

The hunt for RED POSTERS is a list obsession now.

Favorite films

  • Stand by Me
  • Jaws
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark

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  • Nickel Boys

    ★★★

  • The Substance

    ★★

  • Go Crazy Go Mad

    ★★★

  • Emilia Pérez

    ★★½

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  • Nickel Boys

    Nickel Boys

    ★★★

    Watched this well before the Oscars and knew within the first 5 minutes that I wasn’t going to like it or, at the very least, wasn’t going to appreciate it. Throwing first-person at me, blurry focus, extreme closeups, and Dutch angles, was all just too much. I didn’t feel like I was in their shoes, which I believe was the intent of this directorial style. But rather felt overwhelmed at times, confused in some places, and bored at other times.…

  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★

    I thought this was going to be a straight up horror flick, and about half the movie was, but then it turned into some satirical, over-the-top nonsense. No film has disappointed me more since Megalopolis. You want me to believe in a film, but then you don’t make it believable. If this wins any Oscar’s other than Best Makeup and Hairstyling, I may cancel all my movie memberships. I’m glad people liked it (love what you love), but for me, what a letdown.

    *After reconsidering the outstanding horror elements of this film, I added an additional star just for that.

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  • Caged

    Caged

    ★★★★★

    Of all the live action shorts in this Senior Capstone showcase, this was definitely the most original imo - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. While the directors adopted certain aspects from other movies, it was original in its thinking and completely its own interpretation - think Breaking Bad meets Cheech and Chong, or Edgar Wright meets Martin Scorsese. I thought the camera work was top notch, often picking unique angles that added specificity to many scenes. The production design was very good and use of numerous film locations…

  • MaXXXine

    MaXXXine

    ★★★

    Practicals were awesome (if not a little disturbing for men), music and production were spot on. Always love the movies set in the 80s as those were my formative years. Now I guess I’ll have to check out X and Pearl. Ha! Pearl. That’s my dogs name.

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