mbrassil

mbrassil

Favorite films

  • Dune: Part Two
  • Anora
  • Challengers
  • Nosferatu

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  • Moneyball

    ★★★★★

  • Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★★

  • Happy Gilmore

    ★★★★½

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★½

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  • Moneyball

    Moneyball

    ★★★★★

    Growing up, I was often told I was going to be a great at whatever I wanted to do. There was this encouragement given that made it seems like things would be automatic for me. I'd graduate from college and the doors would just open wide for me, wherever I wanted to go.

    Then that time came and I had to learn a lot of hard lessons. Those doors weren't wide open and I didn't have some magic words that…

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★★

    Been holding off on rewatching since seeing it in IMAX, both trying to hold onto the specialness of that viewing and hoping to create ideal circumstances for whatever my second viewing. 

    Decided to throw that all out the window and rewatch in a truly tested manner: broken up over two days with countless interruptions, dogs barking, playing with dogs, self consciously managing volume rather than just letting it rip, etc and let me tell you: it absolutely holds up to…

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  • John Mulaney: Baby J

    John Mulaney: Baby J

    ½

    I actually loved this special and I am only doing .5 star because much like John Mulaney, I love attention. 

    We need to stop Letterboxding comedy specials (you’re next, limited series that may get renewed if they get enough Emmy buzz/they fit into the MCU’s greater plan!)

  • Saltburn

    Saltburn

    ★★

    The fact that there is actually a moment in this movie where someone says, “so you’re judging by my style instead of my substance?”