Isaac Willis

Isaac Willis

Favorite films

  • Psycho
  • The Wicker Man
  • Come and See
  • Paris, Texas

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  • Grave of the Fireflies

    ★★★★★

  • The Monkey

    ★★★

  • Persona

    ★★★

  • Flight Risk

    ★★½

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  • Grave of the Fireflies

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★★★★★

    I'm not crying, you are.

  • Come and See

    Come and See

    ★★★★★

    When General Sherman said “war is hell,” I don’t think he ever could have imagined a nightmare of this scale. If war is hell, then this masterpiece has managed to portray war as being at the bottom of the inferno with Lucifer and Judas Iscariot. I came. I saw. This is one of the greatest and most disturbing films ever made.

  • Revolutionary Road

    Revolutionary Road

    ★★★

    In my estimation, this movie serves as a critique of the narrative that 1950’s suburban life was tidy and perfect in every way imaginable. However, the reality is that the Levittown’s of the mid 20th century bred their own unique relationship problems, and as it turns out, those problems are difficult to watch unfold. But you can’t look away, because you begin to care and want the couple in the movie to be happy. It becomes evident in the third…

  • Red One

    Red One

    Just when I thought that Rock's acting career couldn't get any more diverse and legendary, this absolute masterpiece of cinema cemented his legacy as one of the greatest thespians of our generation. This movie has the cinematography to rival the likes of Coppola and Welles, the cultural impact that Kubrick could only have dreamed of, action sequences and violence that make Tarantino and Depalma look like amateurs, drama and dialogue that are on a level Scorsese can only aspire to,…

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