Neel J

Neel J

life can be a wes anderson movie if you look close enough

Favorite films

  • Napoleon Dynamite
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Prisoners
  • The Big Lebowski

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

  • 20th Century Women

    ★★★★★

  • Nope

    ★★★

  • The Batman

    ★★★★½

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    Mickey 17 is the feel-good hit of the existential dread season, starring Robert Pattinson as a sad, recyclable space-worker who dies more often than my hopes and dreams. It’s capitalism in space, baby! Because why just exploit your employees once when you can clone them indefinitely? Hilarious, depressing, and exactly the kind of sci-fi nightmare that makes you laugh, then wonder if maybe you’re the clone too. Highly recommend watching it between therapy sessions.

  • 20th Century Women

    20th Century Women

    ★★★★★

    Mike effortlessly conjures visceral and intricately layered characters, delving into the profound essence of humanity. This cinematic gem, a two-hour marvel, unfolds as a timeless classic, each character evolving in a masterfully paced narrative tapestry. To label him anything less than a maestro of the human condition would be a disservice. "20th Century Women" is not merely a film; it is an opulent manifestation of Mills' artistic manifesto—a declaration that his canvas is the human soul. Gosh, my love for cinema has never felt more profound and comfortable.

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  • Wit

    Wit

    ★★★★½

    "Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
    Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so"

    I absolutely revel in the duality of Death, in it's ability to either be an accomplice to suffering or a panacea for it. But who decides what it is to be for a frail one? The movie does an outstanding job at unveiling this dilemma to the beholder.

    Watching this movie is like a spate of gut-wrenching epiphanies and questions about mortality that,…

  • 13 Going on 30

    13 Going on 30

    ★★★½

    Thirty and nerdy and alive
    Thirty and nerdy and alive
    Thirty and nerdy and alive
    Thirty and nerdy and alive