Michael Vandersande

Michael Vandersande

Favorite films

  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Arrival
  • Columbus
  • Blade Runner 2049

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  • Conclave

    ★★★★

  • The Christmas Letter

    ½

  • Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★★

  • The Brutalist

    ★★★★

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  • The Christmas Letter

    The Christmas Letter

    ½

    Utter garbage

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★★

    Power over cinema is power over all

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  • Anyone But You

    Anyone But You

    ★½

    You'll never find less chemistry between two separate couples in this unfunny & uninspired summer bore with end credits in which I'm glad I didn't end up being listed

  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    ★★★★

    An excellent ascent of a first act with a slightly unsteady second; I can't help but feel it lost sight of itself after the intermission. However, it is fresh, towering ambition dressed to the nines by bold (and striking) cinematography and direction, score and performances (namely Brody and Pearce), production design...the list goes on. There is delightful style and direction here, even if the tightly-woven package starts to unravel towards the end.

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