Rico

Rico

Favorite films

  • Perfect Blue
  • Dead Ringers
  • Napoleon Dynamite
  • The Wicker Man

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  • Submarine

    ★★★

  • The Short & Curlies

    ★★★½

  • Grey Gardens

    ★★★★

  • Saved!

    ★★★

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  • Submarine

    Submarine

    ★★★

    My best friend from middle school whom I had an intense falling out with really fucked with this movie and I think finally viewing it gave me more insight into her psyche. I understand her a little more now, but I always knew she was a big Alex Turner fan. She was also pretentious and cynical and self-righteous, so it made total sense to me that this movie had a big impact on her… but I guess I can’t rag…

  • True Stories

    True Stories

    ★★★★½

    David Byrne's Napoleon Dynamite: The Musical. Amazing soundtrack (of course, what else can you expect) and a colorful portrait of a small town in Texas, featuring John Goodman searching for love and a life to share. I thought this movie, along with Byrne's commentary, touched on the exponential rise in American consumerism and capitalism, yet also showing how community and connecting with people is important to getting through these changes, and through life. Community connection was just a big theme…

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  • Jurassic World Dominion

    Jurassic World Dominion

    ★★

    hearing laura dern say "he slid into my dm's" was interesting. she was dripped out.
    a lot of nostalgia grabs from the original, expected but honestly not too bad? a little tongue-in-cheek, especially with jeff goldblum being ian malcolm and all.
    the "it's not about us" line towards the end was funny.
    i am sick of seeing chris pratt. i hate that all he does is be a macho man and show the fucking camera his palm all the time.…

  • The Breadwinner

    The Breadwinner

    ★★★★

    Intense and tender, The Breadwinner is a tale of unrelenting love, dedication, sacrifice, and resilience. Great art style and art direction. The parallel story telling with the myth/Parvana's tale was great, I loved that she made it about Saluman, while also taking on that role herself.
    I thought the pacing was slow in the first 30-40 minutes, but I suppose that was just to set up the plot a little more. I also felt it ended a little abruptly. I…

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