Elias Castex

Elias Castex

Favorite films

  • Chinatown
  • Black Narcissus
  • Carnal Knowledge
  • The Gospel According to Matthew

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  • Alien: Romulus

    ★★★

  • Underworld

    ★★★½

  • At Eternity's Gate

    ★★★★★

  • Casablanca

    ★★★★★

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  • Alien: Romulus

    Alien: Romulus

    ★★★

    Definitely conflicted on this one - 

    It’s not what I wanted from the newest addition to the alien franchise. As a fan of both the originals and the Prometheus prequel concepts, I felt like this movie didn’t lean into one or the the other properly and fell short of scratching my itch for either type of film. It didn’t have a grand thematic concept to it, nor did it really have compelling characters or the pure existential horror of the…

  • DADDA - Poodle House Saloon

    DADDA - Poodle House Saloon

    ★★½

    There are things I liked about this film - it was funny and provocative for sure. But it did not need to be feature length. The shock value wore off somewhere around the 30 minute mark, and I found myself thinking “why am I still watching this?” 

    Also, I almost brought a girl to see this with me and I’m glad I didn’t - very gross and disturbing, she would’ve thought I was a psycho lol.

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  • Inferno

    Inferno

    ★★★

    This film is all style and no substance. But when the style is this damn good, can you even be mad? Despite the boring and largely nonsensical plot/story, the beautiful visuals, music, and violence made this an enjoyable experience nonetheless.

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