James Frizzell

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Favorite films

  • Possession
  • Wild at Heart
  • Magnolia
  • Too Old to Die Young

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  • After the Dark

    ★★★

  • Companion

    ★★★½

  • The Mist

    ★★★½

  • The Vourdalak

    ★★★★

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  • After the Dark

    After the Dark

    ★★★

    Situation Ethics: The Movie.
    All the actors in John Huddles' 2013 faux apocalyptic film After the Dark have been in better things. Here, they're stuck in a college (or high school? who the fuck knows - it's not clear) philosophy class in Indonesia with sexy professor James D'Arcy, who teaches them (aka tortures them with mind simulations) on the last day of the semester. So I guess this is science fiction? It's not really clear whether everyone is actually going…

  • Companion

    Companion

    ★★★½

    This review will not be a true spoiler unless you've not seen the trailer for Companion. If you want to go in completely cold, you should stop here though. Most of us knew the premise of this one because we watched the trailer for Drew Hancock's 2025 film and realized we were dealing with a robot love story. Some kind of fucked up robot love story. And that's what Companion is. Now... there are a few twists and turns in…

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  • I Saw the TV Glow

    I Saw the TV Glow

    ★★★★★

    Pain. Longing. Sadness. Regret. Isolation. Confusion. Repression. These things are the foundation of human existence. But I don't believe I've ever experienced them as acutely as I did for 100 minutes in the movie theater last Saturday

    When I really love a film, my words here are typically sparse. Just look back at my review for Titane if you don't believe me.
    When a film deeply moves me, I struggle with the "right" words to describe what I saw on…

  • Climax

    Climax

    ★★★★★

    The first time I saw Climax was shortly after it was released on digital. I loved it.
    The second time I saw Climax, I was screening it for my best friend. I loved it even more.
    The third time I saw Climax was last Saturday alongside the love of my life. We were coming down from some mushrooms and decided to put it on, since I had just gifted her the DVD for Valentine's Day (yes, that's the kind of…