Devin Patel

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Watching movies and writing unnecessarily long things about them instead of being productive.

Favorite films

  • Ratatouille
  • Magnolia
  • Rear Window
  • Paddington 2

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  • Repo Man

    ★★★½

  • Heavy

    ★★★

  • Adolescence

    ★★★★

  • One of Them Days

    ★★★★

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  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★★

    Soderbergh in full slick mode. British people talking very witty and fast about spy shit — it can be hard to follow. But he keeps it breezy and alive while still putting the whole thing together in such a calculated manner. Fassbender is so comfortable in a role like this and Blanchett…well she’s Blanchett, she can’t do wrong. So many fun twists, a pin perfect supporting cast, and yeah, romantic as hell.

  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    Bong Joon-ho has many ideas, many feelings. And he puts them all in this movie. Suffice to say it doesn’t all gel together neatly, but that does not take away from an experience that is wholly entertaining and hilarious. Every actor is committing everything to this, but Pattinson has never been better. I’ll also always be into Ruffalo hamming it up. And as usual, Director Bong’s visual control is on point as is his rhythm electric (though it does drag…

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  • Repo Man

    Repo Man

    ★★★½

    “Some weird fucking shit eh bud.”

  • Adolescence

    Adolescence

    ★★★★

    What starts out as a mystery crime drama turns into a a pretty astute psychological and sociological exploration of what I find to be one of the more important and frightening things consuming boys and young men in this day and age. And this kid, Owen Cooper, (in his acting debut??) knocks it out of the park. Special talent discovered. Watch it.

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  • The Electric State

    The Electric State

    Would’ve rather experienced The Electric Chair

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★★

    Hahahaha are you for real with this shit? The type of movie that inspires you to make movies, but also slightly makes you wanna pack it up and go home because you’ll probably never make something with as much sauce as this goddamn.