matthewsfaris

matthewsfaris

Favorite films

  • Silence
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • Moneyball
  • The Banshees of Inisherin

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  • Strange Darling

    ★★★½

  • John Wick

    ★★★★

  • Black Bag

    ★★★★

  • The Devil Wears Prada

    ★★★★½

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  • Strange Darling

    Strange Darling

    ★★★½

    It’s not Temu “The Usual Suspects” - maybe more like 10% off Welcome Discount The Usual Suspects. Cool movie!

  • John Wick

    John Wick

    ★★★★

    Happy birthday to me

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  • Asteroid City

    Asteroid City

    ★★★★★

    If I was being objective, I’d say this is a 4–star film and a mid-tier Wes jaunt (on first viewing) because I am not the target audience. I’d say that the big emotional climax totally whiffed for me, and that I wish it had dove into the despair of life more head first (ala The Banshees of Innesherin). 

    But I won’t be objective, because my nieces are in this movie, and I love them and am very proud of them.

    So, yeah, I’m thinkin’ 5 stars.

  • Inside

    Inside

    ★★½

    It has most of the necessary building blocks of excellence (acting, production design, cinematography), but it’s painfully lacking in narrative. That might work for some, but it doesn’t work for me. But again, it’s well crafted. 

    Maybe I just don’t get it, but maybe there’s nothing to get.

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