michael

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Favorite films

  • The Elephant Man
  • Nashville
  • sex, lies, and videotape
  • Wendy and Lucy

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  • Day of the Dead

    ★★★★

  • House of Tolerance

    ★★★★★

  • Aftersun

  • Rosetta

    ★★★★½

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  • House of Tolerance

    House of Tolerance

    ★★★★★

    the longest apology for patriarchal capitalism you’ll ever witness

  • Say Anything...

    Say Anything...

    ★★★★★

    i am happy because everyone loves me

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  • Summertime

    Summertime

    I have no emotional connection to the city of Los Angeles. 

    I was born and raised in Southern California, which means I made multiple brief visits throughout my childhood. The places me and my family went on those trips were the obvious stops: a stroll past Hollywood Blvd to see the stars on the Walk of Fame, a ride through Downtown, past the Jewelry District, to get a taste of the “real city” feel, and usually ending with a trip…

  • Blonde

    Blonde

    ★★★★

    “Are you lonely tonight?”

    Feel like almost every part of this that caused an uproar on Twitter is both less salacious in practice and works within the context of the film. Talking fetus included. (even if it does kinda sound like a pro-life ad you’d hear on the radio)

    One of my most anticipated films since watching Jesse James like 6 or 7 years ago. I’d say my expectations were mostly met, but then again, my expectation was a less-than-2 hour long…