Luke Skinner

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The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.

Favorite films

  • The Tree of Life
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
  • Dune: Part Two

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  • The Zone of Interest

    ★★★★★

  • Anora

    ★★★★

  • The Brutalist

    ★★★★½

  • Companion

    ★★★½

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  • The Batman

    The Batman

    ★★★★★

    “I was masturbating the whole time.”
    - The guy behind me.

  • Dune

    Dune

    ★★★★★

    Dune is incredible, a perfect example of production design, casting, visual effects, and anything else you can name. Villeneuve does the impossible in adapting Dune, he does not over-explain, but he also doesn’t over-simplify. Certain scenes are cut out, and some are extended. Lore is given in digestible sections, while anything not important to the story is left unexplained for now.

    Villeneuve has built such a complex world that feels realistic. The glowglobes, spice coffee, and ornithopters feel futuristic and…

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  • All Light, Everywhere

    All Light, Everywhere

    ★★★★½

    Frightening but fascinating, a peek behind the curtain of a much larger industry and system. I hope Nathan Fielder has watched this.

  • The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping

    The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping

    Disgusting, shocking, and powerful. Such a brave project.

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  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★★

    “All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”

    What an incredible experience, so overwhelming. Villeneuve obviously understands Dune down to every detail. Every change from the novel was to serve the adaptation, with some changes even working better than the original text. Didn’t expect for the film to delve into the danger of religion better than the original novel, really elevated the story. This…

  • The Zone of Interest

    The Zone of Interest

    ★★★★★

    The Zone of Interest brings you close to the perpetrators of genocide and does not show how they justify their horrific acts; they don’t think they need to.

    Would we know if we are evil?