jakehumburg

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Favorite films

  • Inception
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Lost in Translation
  • Howl's Moving Castle

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  • The Sweet East

    ★★★½

  • The Long Goodbye

    ★★★★

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    ★★★★½

  • Hard Eight

    ★★★½

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  • The Sweet East

    The Sweet East

    ★★★½

    In 2023 one movie was going to become famous for being weird and uncomfortable while also acting as a mesmerizing and wild trip. Unfortunately for this film Saltburn won that title, but I would put this as a close second on my rank list.

    I don’t know what kind of footing they were hoping to achieve but I think they found some congruence in the different segments and had success in their cast. It will be that movie that people…

  • The Long Goodbye

    The Long Goodbye

    ★★★★

    Now that’s a leitmotif! This might be my new favorite noir film.

    I love Elliott Gould’s character. His dry humor and voice make for an unforgettable character and I really liked how simple the ending was. I would watch ten of these if this was a series.

    He can strike a match off of anything can’t he that Marlboro man. Also Arnold Schwarzenegger showed up for one scene just to look hot? Okay I guess, nice!

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  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★★

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

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★★

    Had the best experience at the theatre tonight. Got to go to a version of this scored in person with lute and electric guitar by Jozef van Wissem. A guy who kind of looks like Ozzy and is styled like Nosferatu himself. We sat on the front row and it was so freaking loud but the picture looked great for a movie from 100 years ago. It was Wissem's own rendition of the score with looping ambiance in the background…