Joel van Haaren

Joel van Haaren

Amateur Cinephile

Favorite films

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula
  • Wake in Fright
  • The Long Goodbye

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  • Possessor

  • Nickel Boys

  • The Monkey

  • Mickey 17

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  • Conclave

    Conclave

    ★★★½

    Slower than expected and one of the worst endings in recent memory

  • Click

    Click

    ★½

    I hate myself so much for freely choosing to watch this piece of shit

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  • The Banshees of Inisherin

    The Banshees of Inisherin

    ★★★★½

    Probably the funniest movie to be released in the last few years. I love In Bruges and Three Billboards but this is probably the best of McDonagh’s work

  • Blade Runner

    Blade Runner

    ★★★★★

    I don’t know what Kool-Aid I was drinking when I said 2049 was better than the original cause God damn. This was better than I remembered and I already had it as the 39th best film of all time so you do the Maths. The griminess of the world oozes in every frame. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Vangelis’ all time score which manages to be angelic yet haunting at the same time. Roy Batty may be on the…