Jared

Jared

Actor, writer, and enjoyer of what the kids are calling talkies.

Favorite films

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
  • Amadeus
  • Metropolis
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

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  • Novocaine

    ★★★½

  • Mission: Impossible II

    ★★

  • Mortal Kombat

    ★½

  • Mission: Impossible

    ★★★★

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  • The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

    The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

    ★★★★

    It is always a good day when 2D animation is in theaters again, and even better when it's the Looney Tunes! This movie excels in every way the Looney Tunes best work often does, leaving it feeling at times like an extended Looney Tunes short (which is a compliment, of course). The bits are classic (with the exception of the obligatory influencer gag...), and the cast of characters is really fun. I didn't even know about Petunia Pig before this…

  • West Side Story

    West Side Story

    ★★★★½

    "Life matters even more than love."
    "They're the same thing."

    This is what film was made for, why we put pictures in motion and synchronize them with sound. An emotional, heartfelt journey with some of the most beautiful images put to screen in recent years.

    I've talked with people who didn't like this, and the biggest argument I've heard against it (aside from a certain performance) is that it isn't the original. While I do absolutely love that movie, I…

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  • Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

    ★★★★½

    I left the theater drunk, despite being sober. I saw a man stumble into the wall of the theater while leaving who had, like me, not touched a drink all night. Intoxicating, I've never felt this way about a movie before.

  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

    ★★★★

    "They pushed the boundaries of what was known and they paid the price. But that is the only way to live, Bella."

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