Joseph

Joseph

Starving (History of) Artist™️

Favorite films

  • La Chimera
  • Howl's Moving Castle
  • Phantom of the Paradise
  • Soviet Bus Stops

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★

  • Blade Runner 2049

    ★★★★

  • Conclave

    ★★★½

  • Tropic Thunder

    ★★½

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★

    I feel I am far more in love with the idea of Mickey 17 than its execution. The first third is promising; to quote Dracula: ‘What is a man? A miserable pile of secrets.’ The secret in question is a copy. Of you. This is ground ripe for psychological exploration. Or more haha funny ethics discussions. Instead, the final act devolved into a medley of Don’t Look Up and Avatar. Where are the soul crushing examinations of space-ultra capitalism with some haha funnies along the way?

  • Blade Runner 2049

    Blade Runner 2049

    ★★★★

    Fun Valentine’s Day watching, reminding me that not even my computer loves me.

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  • The Boy and the Heron

    The Boy and the Heron

    ★★★½

    You couldn’t escape: ‘Hayao Miyazaki’s last film before retirement.’ The refrain turned ad-hoc marketing tagline, for many, including myself, was not the first time we heard this. 

    The epithet accompanied Miyazaki’s first ‘swan song’: The Wind Rises

    ‘I have caused a stir in the past by saying I was quitting. But I am serious this time… If I said I wanted to make another feature film, I would sound like an old man saying something foolish… I would like to…

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★★★½

    Couldn’t imagine watching this absolute masterpiece of existential dread, only to follow it up with Barbie lmao

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