Conor Graham

Conor Graham

Favorite films

  • Evil Dead II
  • Castle in the Sky
  • The Godfather Part II
  • Princess Mononoke

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  • Modern Times

    ★★★★

  • Kneecap

    ★★★★½

  • Lost in Translation

    ★★★★

  • Network

    ★★★★★

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  • Modern Times

    Modern Times

    ★★★★

    My first Chaplin! I thought this was great! I laughed, I cried. Chaplin was a pretty scummy guy but my god he’s so wonderfully true somehow. Even though he’s being a real goofball, he still feels incredibly real. 

    Pretty depressing tbh! The “happy ending” is only a happy ending because the world is such a shitty place that that’s the only way it can end without being abjectly horrible, not that it’s a particularly good or lucky outcome. Fucking horrible…

  • Kneecap

    Kneecap

    ★★★★½

    This movie fucking RIPS, this was crazy! Such a unique and interesting movie. In a world of boring, shitty biopics which don’t have any soul, this one is absolutely dripping with style and substance. It also has a lot to say about the expectations placed on native speakers to only use the language in the “right” way and the importance of speaking your own language and not letting it die. But it’s also just a fucking cool movie! It’s so…

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  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    ★★★★½

    This one is a little crazy!!! I thought I’d start off October right by watching a horror film I’ve always wanted to watch since I heard about it like five years ago. And it didn’t disappoint!!!! This is such a unique, great film. I’ve seen nothing like it. It has such a specific vibe which is impossible to lock down, but Jesus does it hit. The Dutch angles and shadow play are thematically resonant and also just incredibly filmed. I’d…

  • The Boy and the Heron

    The Boy and the Heron

    ★★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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