Favorite films

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  A Real Pain 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 14 Mar 2025

  Something about this movie really worked for me. Jesse Eisenberg managed to beautifully capture that feeling of unfounded inadequacy that we all have felt in comparison to some other person who you see as flawlessly “cooler” than you.

  A perfect 90 minute movie as far as I’m concerned. I wanted more resolution, strangely, but I really enjoyed the muted tone of the whole film. It was funny and cringey and sad without leaning particularly far into any of those feelings. I dig it.

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  Akira 1988

  ★★★★ Rewatched 07 Mar 2025

  Still an extraordinary achievement in animation. Those cityscapes are so damn stunning.

Popular reviews

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  Psycho 1960

  ★★★½ Watched 31 Aug 2024

  Disclaimer: The vibes at the 70mm podcast showing for this movie were immaculate. Just straight up a good time. The afterparty? chef’s kiss

  I remember seeing this at some point as a teenager, turns out I wiped the middle third of this movie from memory. All I can say is: trim down some of the slowness in the middle and this is a perfect movie. Nothing more to say that hasn’t already been said by people far smarter than me.

  Thx 70mm for making a damn fine community and meetup. ❤️🙏✨

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  Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 1985

  ★★★★★ Watched 23 Jan 2023 2

  I was pulled into this like a black hole. The music was so grossly beautiful, I felt entranced from beginning to end. Every set was perfectly styled and lit unlike any other movie I've seen before. I'm absolutely stunned.

  Thank you Brandon from the 70mm Discord for this pick!