Jake Gonzalez

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Favorite films

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Persona
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Apocalypse Now

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  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid

    ★★★½

  • Before Sunset

    ★★★★

  • The Notebook

    ★★★★

  • Sicario

    ★★★★

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  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid

    ★★★½

    Thor Fruedenthal’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid

    I remember my mom took me and my brothers to Blockbuster (like a year before it was shut down) and we rented this film. It’s been a nostalgic ever since and I still really enjoy it.

    B-

  • Before Sunset

    Before Sunset

    ★★★★

    Richard Linklater’s Before Sunset is a phenomenal sequel held together by intellectual writing and constantly engaging ideas. Before Sunset continues the story of the two lovers who once spent a fateful night in Vienna. Now, after both breaking their promise of meeting once again that winter, they unexpectedly meet in Paris, where they spend an interesting evening together. Before Sunset introduces a new version of lovers we once knew. Before Sunset is more mature but as the runtime proceeds it’s…

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  • Blue Velvet

    Blue Velvet

    ★★★★½

    David Lynch’s Blue Velvet is easily the most underrated Lynchian masterpiece and definitely a film I’d imagine being among the rare quantity of appealing works within such a confident and unique filmography. Why do I say this? It’s pretty clear how David Lynch films aren’t exactly everyone’s thing, but Blue Velvet is a lot simpler and straightforward than it’s said to be. It’s Lynch’s version of an 80’s “hangout” flick, and yes, I’m pretty sure that seems extremely tempting already.…

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★★★

    Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is an ambitious work and an ultimately impressive epic. As someone who doesn’t find biopic stories told in fragments to be particularly preferable, Oppenheimer, delivered by a master director and his very talented cast and crew, is a great film. It’s a lot to take in, but it’s a prominent history lesson and a grounding look at not only such a complicated, world-altering time, but such a fascinating figure, who’s portrayed as a struggling genius. This is…

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