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Favorite films

  • Once Upon a Time in the West
  • The Great Silence
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • After Hours

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  • Killing

  • High Plains Drifter

  • I Saw the TV Glow

  • A Fistful of Dollars

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  • I Saw the TV Glow

    I Saw the TV Glow

    One of the best films I’ve seen in years. Filmmakers like Jane Schoenbrun give me hope for the future of cinema

  • Unforgiven

    Unforgiven

    RIP Gene Hackman and thank you for one of the best western villain performances. Easily one of my all time favorites.

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  • Killers of the Flower Moon

    Killers of the Flower Moon

    So much to process so I'll save a longer review for my second viewing but another Scorsese masterpiece. A sprawling, devastating story told with such passionate care and a deep respect for the Osage people. A classic Scorsese crime tale told through a revisionist western lens. Epic in just about every way from the stunning cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto, incredibly detailed production design by Jack Fisk, and masterful editing by the GOAT Thelma Schoonmaker that makes those 3.5 hours just…

  • Casino

    Casino

    The opening title sequence 🔥
    The swish pans 🔥
    The jump cuts 🔥
    The music 🔥
    The shifting narration 🔥
    De Niro bumping into the camera 🔥
    The cautionary themes of excess, greed, and the power structures of crapitalism 🔥🔥🔥

    Has there ever been so much style AND substance in one movie? Is Casino better than Goodfellas? Shit. Casino might be better than Goodfellas. (At least until I rewatch Goodfellas and change my mind)  

    A lot of people say…