John_Drew

John_Drew

Favorite films

  • Blade Runner
  • Lawrence of Arabia
  • Ran
  • Stalker

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  • Chaos: The Manson Murders

    ★★

  • Extraction 2

    ★★★★

  • Key Largo

    ★★★½

  • The Stunt Man

    ★★★★

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  • Chaos: The Manson Murders

    Chaos: The Manson Murders

    ★★

    Perhaps Errol Morris’s weakest documentary. It feels like a paycheck grab.

  • Fall

    Fall

    ★★½

    No, it’s not a great movie. But it’s an effective movie. Also, it would make a great drinking game. You can get your slosh on pretty quickly every time Hunter says, “You got this, girl!”

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  • Mad Max: Fury Road

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    ★★★★★

    Saw this for the second time yesterday. I'm glad I gave myself a few weeks between viewings, and let the initial impact wear off a little. The first time around was definitely an experience of visceral overload. I mean that in a good way. I originally gave the film a 4 1/2 star rating. The second viewing let the subtleties and emotional textures of the story come through. I was actually moved by the story on the second viewing, whereas…

  • A Most Wanted Man

    A Most Wanted Man

    ★★★½

    What always amazed me about Philip Seymour Hoffman was his ability to play characters of any age range that didn't mirror his own age. If you told me Hoffman was in his late 50's when he played Gunther Bachmann, I'd believe it. Same as I would have believed he was in his late 50's playing Art Howe in Moneyball, three years earlier. His characters had a lived in quality that few actors seem to achieve. I wouldn't be surprised if…

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