Sean Armstrong

Sean Armstrong

Favorite films

  • Jaws
  • Citizen Kane
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • The Conversation

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  • The Killer

    ★★★

  • Oppenheimer

    ★★★★

  • Death on the Nile

    ★★½

  • The Last Duel

    ★★★★

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  • The Killer

    The Killer

    ★★★

    There’s lots of interesting things in this, but it just felt underwhelming. Massive respect to the cast and the crew, who did amazing work and demonstrated the type of technical proficiency all of us in the business strive for. But it just felt like the type of movie someone with a four picture deal at Netflix that allows them to make pretty much whatever they want without having to worry about very public box office numbers being used against them would do.

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★★★

    Saw this in the IMAX Scotiabank theatre in Toronto. The theatre was built for and initially true IMAX films in 70mm/15perf, it was the first theatre in the world to be retrofitted with the dual projector IMAX laser system. This meant the film was a full IMAX size and variable aspect ratio presentation (1.47:1 for scenes shot in 65mm/15perf IMAX and 2.20:1 for scenes shot System65 65mm/5perf) and with the full IMAX 6-track mix. I was quite impressed with the…

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  • George Harrison: Living in the Material World

    George Harrison: Living in the Material World

    ★★★★½

    The final interview with Ringo Starr breaks my heart.

  • The Stunt Man

    The Stunt Man

    ★★★★★

    Watching this movie for the first time is a little like having an unbelievably sexy woman punch you in the face while giving you a handjob. And just before you blow your load, 50 people rush into the room.