August James

August James

Favorite films

  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • As Above, So Below
  • Dune: Part Two

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★

  • Anora

    ★★★★½

  • Final Destination

    ★★★

  • Heart Eyes

    ★★½

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★

    Wow I liked almost nothing about this. Toni Colette gives a great performance (the same cannot be said for almost anyone else) and I giggled once or twice. Otherwise I found it pretty reductive, especially when it came to mortality and politics. Red hats? Really? Direct to a point that should offend its audience. I understand they have to keep Korean audiences in mind but then maybe just don’t do the Trump thing. And suuuch shallow characters like I didn’t care if they lived or died (for the 19th time). Sad because the premise has a lot of promise.

  • Final Destination

    Final Destination

    ★★★

    Finally stepping into this franchise. It’s cool to watch this premise unfold in a really honest way knowing that it sparked such a successful franchise that I can only presume relies heavily on the formulas developed here. Great cast and production design. It does drag a bit more than you’d expect for such a short, one-two-punch kinda movie, but I cut it slack for being the first in the series.

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  • Heart Eyes

    Heart Eyes

    ★★½

    This was completely over-the-top ridiculous in a fun way but I think only like 80% of the people who worked on it knew that.

  • Call Me by Your Name

    Call Me by Your Name

    ★★★★★

    Clearly special. It’s annoying how on the nose it is for somebody with my… predispositions… to love this movie, but what can I say. I feel like I’ve watched it every year and half or so since I was 16 and each time I see it through vastly different eyes. But each time, it love it.

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