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Favorite films

  • Vertigo
  • Do the Right Thing
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
  • The Night of the Hunter

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  • The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

    ★★★★

  • Magic Mike XXL

    ★★★★★

  • Monsieur Verdoux

    ★★★★★

  • The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

    ★★★½

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  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★★

    Go watch this in IMAX. Do not miss out on what could be the most immersive cinematic experience you’ll ever have. A sensory experience like no other.  It feels like we’re witnessing a new landmark film. A cinematic achievement. A science-fiction hall of famer. Something akin to how audiences must have  felt leaving the theater after watching The Empire Strikes Back.

  • After Hours

    After Hours

    ★★★★★

    Criterion Challenge 2024
     
    #47 of 52: 1980s.              Watched: 1/52

    Starting off the challenge strong!  It seems to be a common thread that After Hours is the “least Scorsese’ Scorsese, and i get it because it’s not a grandiose epic like KOTFM, WOWS, or The Irishman.  However, one of the most important constants across Scorseses work remains: Thelma Schoonmaker’s snappy on-point editing. The way she cuts the scenes together is crucial to developing the atmosphere. I knew from the first shot pushing into Paul’s desk that I was going to love this one.

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  • Monsieur Verdoux

    Monsieur Verdoux

    ★★★★★

    A bonkers tightrope of slapstick comedy, drama, and suspense. As poignant now as it was brave in 1947.

  • The Monkey

    The Monkey

    ½

    One excruciating, long, drawn out gag. Really bad

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  • Your Friend, Nate Bargatze

    Your Friend, Nate Bargatze

    Aggressively bland.

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★★★★

    Did you think if you let them tar and feather you that the world would forgive you?… because it wont.”

    I had the opportunity to see this in 70mm IMAX and it was the both the best and most enjoyable cinematic experience of my lifetime thus far.  Christopher Nolan’s craft is on full display. Obviously, with his direction but also his writing (probably the best of his career.)

    Oppenheimer had incredible performances across the board. Cillian will win the Oscar…