Garret Kriston

Garret Kriston

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Favorite films

  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
  • Bless Their Little Hearts
  • Freddy Got Fingered
  • Black Devil Doll from Hell

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  • The Sinister Urge

    ★★★★

  • Van Morrison - Live at Montreux 1980 & 1974

    ★★★★½

  • Van Morrison: It's Too Late to Stop Now... The Film

    ★★★★

  • The Conversation

    ★★★★★

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  • Hard to Kill

    Hard to Kill

    ★★★★½

    Truly the ultimate film for Not Watching The Oscars. Should probably make that a yearly tradition for the rest of my life.

  • Living Between Two Worlds

    Living Between Two Worlds

    "In the 17 Feb 1964 LAT, reporter Art Seidenbaum described the 'strange experience' of seeing a film with an African American perspective, in which white characters appeared 'only as accent marks (for both good and evil).'"

    — catalog entry for Living Between Two Worlds, The American Film Institute




    I've never seen this movie and would be very curious to learn if someone on this site actually has, as it sure seems to have not been screened publicly for over half…

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  • Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall

    Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall

    ★★★★½

    A+ Netflix content, right here. Maybe all this footage has been on YouTube in some form, but it's new to me, since I've barely seen any moving images of these jokers, despite having been a fan my whole life.

    Few, if any displeasing aesthetic missteps, with narration by The Dude, who mostly stays out of the way. No obtrusive talking head interviews. If they'd shown more "Ramble Tamble" rehearsal footage from the room where the Cosmo's Factory album art was…

  • It's Pat

    It's Pat

    ★★★★★

    I am fully convinced that It's Pat is the most unfairly maligned film in the history of cinema. Even Cabin Boy has amassed a loyal cult of defenders over the years. It also made a few million dollars more at the box office despite also being considered a bomb relegated to instant punchline status, while the numbers pulled in by It's Pat are stunningly low by comparison, although this was largely due to being immediately pulled from the few theaters…