joshgaines

joshgaines

artist & filmmaker in Portland

Favorite films

  • No Country for Old Men
  • The Social Network
  • The Departed
  • Uncut Gems

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  • Godzilla Minus One

    ★★★½

  • Wild Wild West

    ★★

  • The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

    ★★★★★

  • Saturday Night

    ★★★½

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  • Godzilla Minus One

    Godzilla Minus One

    ★★★½

    The human story is a tad lackluster at times but then I actually teared up at the end. Beautiful and pretty badass when GZ’s around, loved the 1940’s setting. The rest of the time I was mesmerized by Hidetaka Yoshioka’s incredible hair, DAMN that curly grey & round glasses combo is flames—saying this as an only 7% Queer man. Maybe 11%.

  • Wild Wild West

    Wild Wild West

    ★★

    From a 2025 standpoint, entirely unwatchable. All flair and no liveliness.

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  • Alive

    Alive

    ★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Soft Liquid Center

    Soft Liquid Center

    ★★★★★

    God, I loved this. It absolutely won’t be for everyone, but those for whom it connects will find so much satisfaction here. Ultra slow burn, it puts you into a kind of trance, then occasionally yanks you out of it. It has a brooding meditative quality, and I’ve rarely seen a film be able to attribute so much weight and mystery to seemingly mundane, everyday things like a candle, a tree or street sign, simply by holding the camera’s gaze…