jsugrue

jsugrue

Favorite films

  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once

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  • Yakuza Graveyard

    ★★★★

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    ★★½

  • Persona

    ★★★★½

  • Challengers

    ★★★★

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  • Yakuza Graveyard

    Yakuza Graveyard

    ★★★★

    incredibly campy, action packed, never took its foot off the gas. i loved the camera work throughout — whoever did the handheld shots definitely got a good workout. this made me think a lot about masculinity. the main character comes off as this exaggerated version of a man: his coldness, stubbornness, and love for fighting (not to mention those shades!) get taken to such extremes, not to mention he overdoes the “cool guy” mannerisms of smoking & drinking by basically being…

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    ★★½

    i really wanted to see big the cat but i think i’ll have to wait for Sonic The Hedgehog 9

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  • Victor and Victoria

    Victor and Victoria

    ★★★★

    and so i says to her, i says:
    “gender? i hardly know ‘er!”

  • Cathy Come Home

    Cathy Come Home

    ★★★★½

    haunting, harsh story about the spiral into poverty and homelessness of a British family. what really makes it resonant is the constant reminder that Cathy is not alone in her experience: the voices of countless others ring through voice-overs and first-hand testimonies. meanwhile, the system (and those behind it) are cold, cruel, and oppressive. few have a sympathetic ear for her story, and those who do (the residents in each place) are fleeting - this makes the image and the…

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