Michael McKechnie

Michael McKechnie

i do love a damn good motion picture

Favorite films

  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
  • Casino Royale
  • That Thing You Do!
  • Barry Lyndon

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  • To Die For

    ★★½

  • It's What's Inside

    ★★½

  • Hardball

    ★★

  • Nosferatu

    ★★★

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  • Gimme Shelter

    Gimme Shelter

    ★★★★★

    1969: Grace Slick, Tower of Babel falling before her, tries to abate shoddy ‘security’ and youngsters on bad acid with her words, diplomatically stating “both sides have fucked up temporarily, so let’s. stop. fucking. up”

    2023: Azealia Banks leaves stage mid-song due to poor lighting

  • Just Married

    Just Married

    ★★★★

    foxtel movies staple circa 2004, iykyk

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  • Blonde

    Blonde

    ★★★★★

    Technically, psychologically, metaphysically, Blonde is more art exhibition than bog-standard biopic. It's a really visceral experience that I won't be forgetting anytime soon.

    Not the experience one likely has in mind when laconically browsing the "just landed" section on Netflix, or for those who foolheartedly hold a torch for Monroe as Hollywood icon that had her cake, and ate it too. I think these aspects are what's causing the film's current critical schism; it ain't no couch movie (although criminally…

  • Blue Collar

    Blue Collar

    ★★★★

    Hard as nails debut from Schrader. A film riddled with 70s fatigue. An all time performance by Keitel here, his indecisiveness whilst being at the end of his tether is some of the most truthful storytelling you’ll find in American cinema.

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