evanhaynos

evanhaynos

Favorite films

  • Inglourious Basterds
  • The Social Network
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • The Departed

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  • Conclave

    ★★★★

  • Anora

    ★★★★½

  • Boiling Point

    ★★★½

  • The Brutalist

    ★★★½

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  • Conclave

    Conclave

    ★★★★

    Beautiful movie. Fiennes deserved an Oscar.  

    Was really captivated this time by the sound design. Definitely a good rewatch.

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★½

    Holy cow Sean Baker is so good at this. His film Florida Project is one I think about a lot and I love because it’s this very American story about class, family, growing up. In many ways, Anora is similar. It’s a story about privilege, New York, wealth, immigration, and appeasing power. It’s also laugh out loud funny. It’s also perfectly acted — from Mikey Madison down to the gas station attendant who is on screen for three seconds.

    Very…

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  • Boyhood

    Boyhood

    ★★★★★

    Tears rolled down my cheeks watching this.

    So many moments in this movie felt familiar and like I was there, reliving my adolescence. — the music, the video games, the politics, the conversations with and about girls, the awkwardness, the haircuts, the pain of your first breakup, the joy of laughing with friends, a Friday night football game, a hangout, a long drive, an argument. 

    I thought about how our parents are growing up with us. When you’re a kid,…

  • Casino

    Casino

    ★★★★

    An electric film that feels similar to wolf of Wall Street in that when the movie hits its groove, you feel like you’re flying along with it. 

    Sure, we could cut it down from 3 hours. But not much of the movie drags, even with its run time. There’s so much energy that even after the millionth Ginger/Ace fight, you’re still locked in.

    Fav line: “I known this fucking guy 35 years and I’m gonna fucking whack him for you??…

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