lancehaoo

lancehaoo Patron

what came first the movies or the misery ??

brains beats brawns but a heart of gold trumps both

Favorite films

  • Practical Magic
  • High Fidelity
  • Snatch
  • Paddington 2

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  • Our Towns

    ★★★★

  • Totally Under Control

    ★★★½

  • All the President's Men

    ★★★★

  • Citizenfour

    ★★★★★

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  • Our Towns

    Our Towns

    ★★★★

    struggling to separate the execution from the underlying content. i think this is unfocused, bogged down but simultaneously too superficial. it lacks a core thesis. i wanted to learn more and more of how to implement in our own communities.

    at the same time some really interesting stuff, the charleston initiatives are genius imo and thats how you leverage externalities to your benefit. also loved the very inspiring people. there is a lot of compassion here and human greatness, and some really profound observations

  • Totally Under Control

    Totally Under Control

    ★★★½

    this is longer than it needs to be but yeah some fascinating interviews and live footage

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  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    ★★★★½

    miyazaki cooking so hard with the post apocalyptic sci fi he definitely leans more fantasy now but i love the particular blend we get here. cool character designs and a surprisingly synth score which was sick. i wish we saw even more of the world, valley insects spores and all

    how can you not love nausicaas radical empathy and love for her people

  • The Kid Detective

    The Kid Detective

    ★★★★½

    i thought this was super charming. the black comedy dripping with dryness and cynicism but just barely enough optimism left in the tank. to not give up!! some of the jokes got me guffawing. but also obviously so real and hilariously depressing at times. probably one of my more favorite cinematic depictions of depression lmao. this just works on so many levels and its so fun

    the noir sensibilities are there and they riff on the genre rly well. abe…