Dax Whitston

Dax Whitston

Favorite films

  • It's a Wonderful Life
  • The Sixth Sense
  • 24 Hour Party People
  • Proof

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  • End of the Rainbow

    ★★★★

  • Eve's Bayou

    ★★★★½

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    ★★★½

  • Of Mice and Men

    ★★★★½

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  • End of the Rainbow

    End of the Rainbow

    ★★★★

    End of the Rainbow is an interesting documentary. There is no narration, it's all just shown how it is. The film shows multiple different perspectives on the building of a goldmine in West Africa by a multinational corporation. All the interviews are great and it was quite good for something I had to watch for a class.

  • Eve's Bayou

    Eve's Bayou

    ★★★★½

    "Eve's Bayou" was an extremely pleasant surprise. As the film moved along I grew weary of where it was going, but the film landed it. The ambiguous ending was great. The direction and cinematography are great too. Rural Louisiana swampland is treated as a character within the film. Samuel L. Jackson turns in a career performance, as do Jurnee Smollet as Eve and Lynn Whitfield as Roz. The film was surprisingly enjoyable, I'm starting to really appreciate these southern-gothic tales.

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  • G.I. Jane

    G.I. Jane

    ★★

    Can't wait for the sequel

  • Romper Stomper

    Romper Stomper

    ★★★★

    Was it the time of year
    That makes a state of fear
    Methods, were their motives for the action
    And did I hear you say
    My country right or wrong

    Romper Stomper is to put it simply, a movie about skinheads. The premise is that a skinhead gang assaults Vietnamese immigrants, gets assaulted back and then goes into hiding. Unlike American History X, Romper Stomper doesn't explore the evil ideology it portrays. Rather it shows how hopeless and lost the…