Lord_Helmet

Lord_Helmet

Little Lebowski Urban Achiever ‘07

Favorite films

  • The Big Lebowski
  • Young Frankenstein
  • Another Round
  • Raising Arizona

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  • The End of the Tour

    ★★★★

  • Another Woman

    ★★★★

  • Gridlock'd

    ★★★★

  • It's a Wonderful Life

    ★★★★★

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  • The End of the Tour

    The End of the Tour

    ★★★★

    I was genuinely surprised by how well Jason Segel portrayed David Foster Wallace. I remember seeing the trailer years ago and thinking that while Segel seemed good, it looked more like Jason Segel playing David Foster Wallace. But when I finally watched the movie, he really nailed it—on the level of Jamie Foxx’s portrayal of Ray Charles. It was much more than just an impression of his vocal cadence and mannerisms; Segel got beneath the surface and truly captured the…

  • Another Woman

    Another Woman

    ★★★★

    Most people may disagree, but this is by far my favorite Woody Allen drama and one of my favorite films of his overall. It’s also one of his lesser-known works. The film serves as a meditation on similar themes as Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (woody Allen’s artistic hero). Gena Rowlands delivers a powerhouse performance as a highly intellectual and disciplined writer and professor at a women's university. When she rents an apartment downtown to write her new book, she inadvertently…

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  • Extra Ordinary

    Extra Ordinary

    ★★★

    Quirky, fun, cute, and amiable midlife romcom with a woman who sees ghosts, a widowed man raising his teenage daughter whose wife keeps pestering him from beyond the grave, and a rock star searching for a virgin to sacrifice to Satan in exchange for another chart-topping hit. While it wasn't laugh-out-loud hilarious for me, it's one of those movies that puts a smile on your face and keeps it there throughout. As someone who loves comedy and is fascinated by…

  • Salem's Lot

    Salem's Lot

    ★★

    This movie raises a lot of philosophical questions.
    Mostly, did the writers actually read the book or did they just Wikipedia the plot summary?

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