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Favorite films

  • Memento
  • The Elephant Man
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Zodiac

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  • Sin City

    ★★★★

  • Uncle Buck

    ★★★★★

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

    ★★½

  • Ed Wood

    ★★★★½

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  • Sin City

    Sin City

    ★★★★

    "Sin City" (also known as "Frank Miller's Sin City") [Recut, Extended, Unrated version] is the ninth film by Robert Rodriguez based on the titular comic book series by Frank Miller (who also co-wrote and co-directed the film as his directorial debut, even Quentin Tarantino has a special guest directing credit). Much of the film is based on Miller's original comic series's first, third, and fourth books. "The Hard Goodbye" segment is about an ex-convict who embarks on a rampage in…

  • Uncle Buck

    Uncle Buck

    ★★★★★

    "Uncle Buck" is the seventh film by John Hughes. The film tells the story of a bachelor who babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her younger brother and sister while the parents are away.

    This is considered one of Hughes's better movies, which isn't saying much overall. It's a simple movie in concept, but it isn't your expected family screwball comedy. It is cliched but remains refreshing and grounded in realism. This also arguably has John Candy's best acting…

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  • Alien

    Alien

    ★★★★★

    "Alien" [Theatrical Cut] is the 2nd feature film of Ridley Scott and one of the best sci-fi horror films of all time and was the start of a beloved franchise. It also made the leading actress Sigourney Weaver rise to fame with her performance as Ellen Ripley. The film follows a commercial space tug called the Nostromo returning to Earth. After detecting a transmission on a nearby moon, Mother, the ship's computer, awakens the crew from their stasis. Per company…

  • Se7en

    Se7en

    ★★★★★

    "Se7en" is the "directorial debut" of David Fincher that put him on the map. Fincher has disowned his debut work "Alien^3" as he was a young new director of circumstance from studio interference, a troubled production, and the reception it got from Alien fans, James Cameron, and Ridley Scott. Se7en's reception of contemporaneous reviews was mixed; critics praised Freeman's performance but criticized the film's dark cinematography, explicit and implied violence, and bleak ending. The movie revitalized Fincher's career from his…