jacobgoldberg

jacobgoldberg

Favorite films

  • A Clockwork Orange
  • Apocalypse Now
  • The Hangover
  • Django Unchained

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  • A Fistful of Dollars

    ★★★★½

  • Adolescence

    ★★★★½

  • The French Dispatch

    ★★★½

  • A Real Pain

    ★★★½

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  • Adolescence

    Adolescence

    ★★★★½

    So amazing when an innovative stylistic choice works out. The one take format uncomfortably immerses you in the horrific story. I know everyone has been saying this but the kid is going to be special, literally his first acting gig. Graham is so good as well - love to hear him act with his native scouse accent. About time someone made something about the impact of Tate on young men.

  • The French Dispatch

    The French Dispatch

    ★★★½

    Probably a bit too much going on for me.

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  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    ★★★★★

    Initial reaction:

    I have absolutely no takes whatsoever initially on that ending. All I can say is Kubrick is undoubtedly the GOAT - I have seen 5 of his films and he has already shown he has no bounds. How do you even think of this film?

    He so impressively makes this film so unbelievably impersonal and this really helps you see this in the big picture of humanity and not just simply a handful of protagonists. I also think…

  • Vicky Cristina Barcelona

    Vicky Cristina Barcelona

    ★★★½

    One large, spiralling Cliché. Felt like it was written by a mildly hot girl from the Midwest a week into her study abroad in Barcelona. I mean the ‘Cristina went to France to think things over’, yep mate, yep👍. Every single character was a walking cliché, with such little effort to add any sort of nuance. I mean Bardem’s Dad was a poet, who didn’t publish poetry - because the world didn’t know how to love, would love to know…

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