JamesArrabito

JamesArrabito

Favorite films

  • The Devil, Probably
  • In the Mood for Love
  • Charulata
  • Close-Up

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  • A Complete Unknown

    ★★★½

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★½

  • Robot Dreams

    ★★★½

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    ★★★★

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  • A Complete Unknown

    A Complete Unknown

    ★★★½

    I was hard on this film the first time I saw it. It was a bad theater going experience and it distracted me from some of the nuances in the script and performances that I noticed this time around. Gave it an extra star.

  • Adolescence

    Adolescence

    ★★★★★

    Phenomenal! 

    “I’m sorry son. I should’ve done better.” 

    Generational trauma is real. Emotionally stifled parents passing it onto their sons. If they’re lucky they get therapy as an adult, if unlucky the “manosphere” steps in and instills their hateful dogma, taking that trauma to dangerous heights. 

    Aside from the timely and harrowing themes, the craft of this series is astounding. The acting is bonkers good, especially Stephan Graham, who’s been putting the work in for years and finally getting proper…

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  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    ★★★★★

    Bombastic music, bombastic story, bombastic NYC characters. 

    This movie is the bomb.

  • Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

    Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

    ★★★

    Tell me why this film gets ten times better when the theme song comes on.

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