Mike

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Favorite films

  • The Thing
  • Alien
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Raising Arizona

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  • Chinatown

    ★★★★½

  • The Alto Knights

  • Influencer

    ★★

  • Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle

    ½

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  • Chinatown

    Chinatown

    ★★★★½

    I am just in love with this era of filmmaking. LA/hollywood and San Francisco set films taking place in the 40’s -70’s are in a class by themselves. The city itself was the main co-star back then. The hills, architecture, landscaping, sunshine, ocean and costume design all working overtime to create the most wonderful aesthetic in all of filmdom. For of a review of the actual movie please refer to the 1000’s of other better written ones 😀

  • The Alto Knights

    The Alto Knights

    Was it necessary to have him play BOTH roles ? No other older quality actors could have been cast to play off him ?  Missed opportunity

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  • Alien: Romulus

    Alien: Romulus

    ★★★★

    What a treat. An absolutely bombastic experience of sound and tension. Im not jumping on the ‘best since…’ bandwagon because thats all subjective.  But ill say this, it was a treat to see these creatures again the way they were meant to be seen. Up close and in all their dripping glory. Or far away in silhouette. There were a couple of scenes that elicited an audible “Holy Shit” because of the creativity and edge of my seat excitement. Also…

  • Point Blank

    Point Blank

    ★★★★★

    What a fantastic thriller from France this is.  Fast paced, clever and with a nice payoff of an ending. America should take note that action thrillers dont have to end in a hail of gunfire for it to be satisfying.  I put this up there with Tell No One as must see films

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