joey

joey

Favorite films

  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • Monsters, Inc.
  • The Social Network
  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

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  • Opus

    ★★★

  • Parasite

    ★★★★★

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

  • Heretic

    ★★½

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  • Opus

    Opus

    ★★★

    Opus is getting absolutely dragged just because it happened to release at a time where people are feeling a lot of fatigue around this genre. It’s about as good as any middling horror A24 puts out. Closest comparison has been Blink Twice but this is much better with an interesting screenplay and a fun, unique John Malkovich performance. There are some crazy uncomfortable visuals and few punches pulled. Ayo is kind of flat and samey. Thematically it kind of bumbles around and…

  • Parasite

    Parasite

    ★★★★★

    Those who keep up on my lore might know that I’ve only watched this one time, in a pillow fort with my college roommates the day that the covid emergency was announced five years ago. Well, I think I was watching with an untrained eye and I also have absolutely no memory of the epilogue but and really was expecting credits to roll after the backyard party ending…

    I’m thinking maybe Parasite did deserve all that hype and praise. It feels really…

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    This really slapped after all the delays in more ways than I could ever have predicted. Very… cathartic. Ruffalo back to back entertaining the hell out of me between this and Poor Things. Some good laughs, RPatt continues proving himself to be one of my favorites.

  • Past Lives

    Past Lives

    ★★★½

    my girlfriend’s childhood sweetheart from the philippines is not flying to america to visit her

    my girlfriend’s childhood sweetheart from the philippines is not flying to america to visit her

    my girlfriend’s childhood sweetheart from th