failedacademic

failedacademic

Favorite films

  • Upstream Color
  • All That Jazz
  • Trouble Every Day
  • Velvet Goldmine

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  • Without Name

  • Parthenope

  • Calvaire

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  • Cuckoo

    Cuckoo

    Well SHIT, that was dumb.

    Anyways

  • Magpie

    Magpie

    ★★★★

    YES. Absolutely yes. One of the most satisfying endings I’ve seen in quite some time. I’m a little biased as a woman who was cheated on once by a POS loser type, but I don’t care, this one made me genuinely happy inside like a little kid who got every single thing what they wanted for Christmas and more. The acting is also brilliant, the score is captivating, the cinematography and editing feel a tad confused at times—though somehow I…

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  • Bitch Ass

    Bitch Ass

    Feels like this was directed and shot by people who’ve only worked in porn. Also boring as hell.

  • The Neon Demon

    The Neon Demon

    ★★★★½

    If I could go back to 2016 and watch this in an empty theater, I’d donate an organ to afford the cost. Neon Demon is not only visually stunning, but its carefully constructed superficiality is so unsettling that it’s almost nauseating. A lot of folks hate on it, and I suppose I understand why. If you’re not okay with cinema that gorges itself VICIOUSLY on its own characters with total self-awareness but zero remorse, this movie is not going to be…

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