Aidan

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gangster movies, westerns, and anything from the golden age

Favorite films

  • Once Upon a Time in America
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Casino
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

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  • The Lego Movie

    ★★★★

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    ★★★½

  • Hi, Mom!

    ★★

  • A Bronx Tale

    ★★★★½

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  • Grindhouse

    Grindhouse

    ★★★★

    Seeing the full Grindhouse experience in Tarantino’s theater in 35mm with a full crowd was the best possible way to see this.

  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    ★★★★★

    The whole final sequence is still one of the funniest things put to film.

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  • Once Upon a Time in America

    Once Upon a Time in America

    ★★★★★

    “Everywhere you go, I go too. Remember that.”

    An opium fairytale. A movie so unique that it feels as if it exists in its own world. Nothing before or after it is at all similar. The film overloads us with the details and violence of a complicated man’s life, but right after finishing it, it all glazes over into a nostalgic memory, drenched in beautiful golds and a hauntingly perfect score. It feels as though it was all just a…

  • Taxi Driver

    Taxi Driver

    ★★★★★

    Jesus christ...

    This is literally a perfect movie.

    Perfect music.
    A perfect central performance.
    Perfect... you name it.

    Don't even get me started on the cinematography. All of the taxi sequences at night are some of the most breathtaking and beautiful things I have ever seen out of a movie. Pair that with the incredible score by Bernard Herrmann, a master of his craft, and you've really got something special.