Ian de Borja

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Co-host of Cinenauts! Explore the Criterion with me, Boom and Ctcher Fridays wherever you listen to podcasts. anchor.fm/cinenauts

Favorite films

  • Phantom Thread
  • Enter the Dragon
  • Wayne's World
  • Suspiria

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  • Alien: Romulus

    ★★★½

  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    ★★★★

  • The Social Network

    ★★★★★

  • Trap

    ★★

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  • Alien: Romulus

    Alien: Romulus

    ★★★½

    Movie looked incredible but holy shit why were there so many endings. 

    This isn’t a criticism but I imagine I would’ve liked this more if I knew more Alien lore, tons of shots felt like they were “oh shit!” moments for fans of the franchise.

  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    ★★★★

    "How many women have you been with?"
    "One."
    "I mean ever, not at the same time."

    Gosling is a god.

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  • Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

    Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

    ★★★

    Ferrell and McAdams are charming and I definitely had some laughs along the way, but the movie is about 30 minutes too long.

  • Dune

    Dune

    ★★★★½

    I'm careful to go into superlatives when talking about a movie that has been this hyped up, but a few days removed after my screening I can comfortably say that I think DUNE has lived up to and even exceeded some of the incredibly high expectations I had for the film. Without superlative, I think that the second act is probably best, and most exciting sci-fi I have ever seen. There was about an hour and fifteen minutes where I…