Gus Herbert

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It's a little careerist, and it's a little square, and it's a little sad.

Favorite films

  • Inside Llewyn Davis
  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • Parasite
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

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  • Mufasa: The Lion King

    ★★★½

  • The Lion King

    ★★½

  • The Lion King 1½

    ★★★

  • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

    ★★★½

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  • Mufasa: The Lion King

    Mufasa: The Lion King

    ★★★½

    Almost every department made at least one great decision and at least one baffling decision. But it’s still a significant step up from the last one. 

    Probably would have been better in hand-drawn animation though.

  • The Lion King

    The Lion King

    ★★½

    It's too unoriginal but if it was more original it would probably also be meh. Destined to fail.

    But $1.6bn is a nice pat on the back for Disney executives.

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  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★★★★

    This may be Nolan’s crowning achievement. His strongest writing potentially of his career and he’s not getting in his own way like usual.

    I have gripes about the amount of screen time for a performance as strong as Blunt’s, and my bum is super numb and my ear drums blown out. But fuck it.

    P.S. I’m mildly obsessed with McCarthyism in film or tv so that helps a lot.

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★½

    Few can rival this for a cinematic experience but, just like Part One, it can’t fully bring the majesty and brilliance of the novel to the big screen.

    It’s amazing. But it’s imperfect.