David Wester Pro

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I write down thoughts on movies so I can remember things I want to remember and have made peace with the fact that you can read them

Favorite films

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Unman, Wittering and Zigo 1971

★★½ Watched 16 Mar 2025

After a very cool setup, all the air leaks out of the balloon and it just kinda quickly fizzles out. Hampered quite a bit by how stupid Hemmings’ character is. Never made his being out-maneuvered by any of these little shits credible at all. The look of the film stock and cinematography is pretty much my ideal for how a movie should look, so I was always happy to soak in the imagery. Though it was not made for tv, has a little of that made-for-tv movie charm.
Total Recall 1990

★★★★ Watched 15 Mar 2025

In heaven, I get to see the David Cronenberg/William Hurt version. And while
I’m always a little sad that we missed out on that, this one is far too much fun to hold a grudge. Arnold’s vulnerability is such an important thing. I don’t always love the 80s action skin, and it’s bananas how cheap this very expensive movie looks. The scene with the doctor from Rekall in the hotel room is so good. Just peak Hollywood high concept stuff…

Mickey 17 2025

★★★ Watched 19 Feb 2025

Bong Joon-Ho's Escape from L.A. is what I kept thinking after it was over... in that even when it's missing the mark pretty hard, it's still kinda weirdly fun and charming. It's also similarly anchored by a lead performance that is just thoroughly enjoyable, and so it feels like the worst I can say about it is to shrug and say "eh, you know..." Pretty obvious that you're getting into some "this is too on-the-nose" trouble when the MAGA-esque hats…
Triangle of Sadness 2022

★ Watched 31 Dec 2022

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.