joshua

joshua

Favorite films

  • Twin Peaks: The Return
  • Stop Making Sense
  • The Muppet Movie
  • Altered States

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

    ★★★★½

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    ★★★★

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    ★★★★★

  • Shrek

    ★★★½

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  • The Big Lebowski

    The Big Lebowski

    ★★★★★

    que sera, sera.

  • Pink Floyd: The Wall

    Pink Floyd: The Wall

    ★★★★

    good art is timeless and this movie feels like this was made yesterday to comment on our current political situation. 

    fascism points us towards easy answers to complex situations. we built the world we live in in, brick by brick, and we need to reckon with that. dont fall for their chainsaws and theatrics, all they want is more power. theyre nazis. nazis arent great.

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  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    ★★★★★

    the first time i watched this movie i was with my friend Mick. i had taken a tab of acid; Mick was going to be my guide. i had seen the show, i was madly in love with the world Lynch and Frost had created. i knew this movie be something i’d enjoy, Lynch does not disappoint, but i had no idea it would move me as much as it did. 

    i think about Laura Palmer all the time. simply…

  • Glass Onion

    Glass Onion

    ★★½

    that was a bit of a disappointment. 

    i really love Knives Out. maintains that balance of subversion and genre. it surprised me but i didn’t feel cheated by it.

    this one felt like it was trying to best me, which never ever feels good for the audience. sometimes it’s okay that an audience knows where the plot is headed. i know that sounds lame for a mystery movie, but story structure is important. the moment you try and compete with…