Jmccullum

Jmccullum

Favorite films

  • Jaws
  • Casablanca
  • Tokyo Story
  • Apocalypse Now

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  • Frank's Cock

  • Carol

    ★★★★

  • Drunktown's Finest

  • Notorious

    ★★★

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  • Grand Theft Hamlet

    Grand Theft Hamlet

    ★★★½

    Enjoyed this. Artists coming together in solace and its emotional weight from reality makes it come together.  

    All before GTA 6.

  • The Shining

    The Shining

    ★★★★½

    Upon seeing it again, I enjoyed it more. Filmmaking that’s been rightfully glazed up, down, and swallowed. A reminder on the ‘overlooked’ events of violence and hypocrisy, from native genocide to operation paperclip.

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  • Anatomy of a Fall

    Anatomy of a Fall

    ★★★★★

    Felt much faster paced on a rewatch. 

    Justine Triet’s direction harkens back to 70s court room dramas, but ahead of its time in a modern documentary aesthetic that never interferes with its timeless cinematic beauty. Gorgeous lighting and zooms that serve as substance for the tone. Late-out of focus shots, zooms resembling a camcorder to real camcorder footage. 

    A beat is never missed nor does a scene feel out of place to me. Triet and Arthur Harari’s screenplay ventures in…

  • Come and See

    Come and See

    ★★★★★

    How it feels to chew five gum 💀