joshbamb

joshbamb

Favorite films

  • The Godfather
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Memories of Murder
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

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  • Chinatown

    ★★★★★

  • Hit Man

    ★★★

  • Conclave

    ★★★★

  • Gone Baby Gone

    ★★★½

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  • Hit Man

    Hit Man

    ★★★

    While the plot is overall pretty interesting and Glen Powell shines in his scenes alone, Hit Man is far too reliant on the romantic synergy between the two leads.

    Most rom-coms follow this structure, but good ones are able to keep the audience interested by portraying a genuine connection within the romance.

    90% of Gary and Madison’s runtime together is them either flirting, joking about hooking up, or actually hooking up. By the end of the movie I have no reason…

  • Downsizing

    Downsizing

    ★½

    My mom fell asleep and thought we had started a new movie two separate times.

    The 135 minute runtime feels much closer to 4 hours than 2. Absolutely excruciating watch. 

    Matt Damon is given very little to do emotionally and the shrinking premise takes a backseat to an unfulfilling friendship/relationship subplot halfway through the film. Downsizing wasted my Sunday and I only forgave Alexander Payne after he gifted me The Holdovers.