maxrenn

maxrenn

There’s never enough James Hong

Favorite films

  • Blue Velvet
  • Welcome to the Dollhouse
  • Mulholland Drive
  • Mysterious Skin

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  • Village of the Damned

    ★★★½

  • Flow

    ★★★★★

  • Strange Darling

    ★★★½

  • The Friends of Eddie Coyle

    ★★★★½

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  • Village of the Damned

    Village of the Damned

    ★★★½

    Sci-fi chiller has a hive-minded brood of telepathic, golden-haired moppets terrorizing a pastoral British village. Film lacks definitive answers as to what exactly these children are and their ultimate intentions, but engages quickly and builds dread throughout. Atmospheric black and white photography does justice to the horror elements.

  • Lord of the Flies

    Lord of the Flies

    ★★½

    This film demonstrates that people (especially children) are inherently awful and will gladly devolve into savages given the opportunity. Well duh! Meh production. Golding’s book deserves better.

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  • The Zone of Interest

    The Zone of Interest

    ★★★★★

    In the background of the picturesque country landscape, behind the beautiful blooming garden, amid the laughter and conversation of family and friends, is present the horror of mans’ ingenuity, his indifference toward humanity, and his rationalized participation in the construct of evil. Memories fade, absolution becomes fashionable, and history repeats.

  • Babylon

    Babylon

    ½

    10 minutes in, I knew exactly how the guy behind the elephant felt. Polishing a turd doesn’t change what it is.

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