dmccoy0211

dmccoy0211

I’d like to think there’s a great screenplay somewhere within me, but for the time being I’ll just keep searching for more inspiration.

Favorite films

  • Jurassic Park
  • Fargo
  • Dumb and Dumber
  • Pulp Fiction

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★½

  • One Life

    ★★★★★

  • Nosferatu

    ★★★

  • Free Time

    ★½

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★½

    Been thinking about this one for a few days (the highest compliment I can give a movie) and like it more and more the more I think about it. I left the theater knowing I had just been on an incredibly enjoyable and wild ride (I mean, not only is there record scratch you’re probably wondering how I got here style voiceover work, but with an accent too!), but was still struggling a bit to process what I’d just seen.…

  • One Life

    One Life

    ★★★★★

    The last few weeks have been really difficult for me. I’ve also watched a few heavy films. So for my last movie of the year before the Oscars, I settled in to watch an uplifting story about rescuing children from the Nazis. Figured that would be a nice pick me up. 

    I did not expect to spend most of the film sobbing. 

    At the beginning, the film does a really good job of subtly connecting this story to the present.…

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  • Killers of the Flower Moon

    Killers of the Flower Moon

    ★★★★★

    There was, of all things, a trailer for a Marvel movie before this. When the guy in front of me booed, I knew I was with my people. 

    This was outstanding. It is undoubtedly one of Scorsese’s best. There are so many tiny details, from the production design to the plot, that are executed perfectly — you can see there is a real master at work here. This is a spoiler-free review, but there are a few key choices that…

  • Elvis

    Elvis

    ★★★

    If this movie’s only purpose was to remind us how awesome Elvis was, then it achieved that. But at the end I kind of wished I’d just watched an Elvis documentary instead. After all, those who’ve seen the movie know what I mean when I say you can’t replace the real thing, and in the biggest moment, this one knew to not even try. Which was telling. But indicting.

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