Jake Hultenius

Jake Hultenius

Favorite films

  • Whiplash
  • La Haine
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Repo Man

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  • The Ascent

    ★★★★

  • All That Jazz

    ★★★★★

  • Moana 2

    ★½

  • Emilia Pérez

    ½

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  • Emilia Pérez

    Emilia Pérez

    ½

    Exactly what I imagine studio executives think trans and Mexican people are like.

  • Dragon Inn

    Dragon Inn

    ★★★★

    An absolute all time classic. I can’t believe it took me this long to watch it. I adore everything about this film it’s so incredibly charming. What an absolute example of early 60s Chinese cinema and what an epic story at that. I love the shitty practical effects, the caricatures that are the main characters and the steadfast nature of it. I would compare this to a movie i watched recently for march around the world; Conquest. While they both…

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  • Cronos

    Cronos

    ★★★½

    One of the more fun movies I’ve seen. Is it perfect? Far from it, but it’s decently shot, well acted and it had Ron Perlman! I wasn’t going in expecting any kind of profound message or even a fully competent film with this being del toro’s first but I wasn’t pleasantly surprised by an engaging story and a good time. Absolutely beautiful use of rain during some scenes, great nostalgic practical effects and lots and lots of freaky blood licking!

  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★½

    I went in to the film with my only expectation being that it will be worse than parasite. While it is true that it doesn’t ascend to those heights it was never trying to. It never tried to be anything that it wasn’t and it was fantastic. A great satire and commentary that rings so true during these times. While, yes, it was another bong joon ho film dealing with the rich and the poor I think every time he…