Mike

Mike

Favorite films

  • A Clockwork Orange
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Evil Dead II
  • Back to the Future

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  • The Battery

    ½

  • The Last Duel

    ★★★★★

  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    ★★★★

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  • The Battery

    The Battery

    ½

    Mumblecore horror is a mistake. There’s nothing else to say.

  • The Last Duel

    The Last Duel

    ★★★★★

    Beautifully shot film that takes the same event and tells it from three different perspectives. A fun framing device that allows you to see how different character interpret major events - and what it means for their decisions through the story.

    I really appreciated the heft given to the weapons and armor in the battles. They’re wearing and wielding HEAVY things and it shows. The brutality is perfectly done, which is rare to see in a film. 

    Well worth the time investment.

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  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    ★★★★

    Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a solid rom-com, buoyed by the strength of its supporting cast and the enviable location. This came out at the height of the Judd Apatow produced comedy machine so it feels familiar, almost comfortable to watch. Even so, at 1h58m it's on the long end for a comedy but actually on the shorter end for an Apatow comedy. When you realize that The 40 Year Old Virgin is 2h13m you kind of understand why the movies…

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