Matthew Phelps

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Favorite films

  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Psycho
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Moonlight

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  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    ★★★★

  • Pinocchio

    ★★★★½

  • Opus

    ★★★★

  • Medicine for Melancholy

    ★★★½

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  • Triumph of the Will

    Triumph of the Will

    ★★★½

    First and Foremost: F**K YOU, NAZIS!

    Cinema is a powerful tool, and it is up to the filmmaker to wield it as a mirror for audiences to engage with and confront its reflection. This propaganda piece, on its own merits, stands as a titan of monstrosity where free will is no longer negotiable. Without free will, what remains are tedious visuals devoid of true substance.

    I recall seeing fragments of this film in my 8th grade history class. It was…

  • Cries and Whispers

    Cries and Whispers

    ★★★★★

    Criterion Challenge 2024 Completed: Starring Liv Ullmann

    Bergman: So I have an idea for a film. It deals with cancer, lesbians, screaming, death, and blood.

    Me: CINEMA! 10’s across the board! I’m not worthy for Daddy Bergman!

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  • Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski

    Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski

    ★★★★★

    Wow! A true stroke of Genius! Leonardo DiCaprio and his father, George DiCaprio, produced this Netflix documentary about Stanislav Szukalski, one of the greatest sculptors of the 20th Century!

    There is definitely major controversy surrounding Szukalski especially with his past and yet you feel for this man and the obstacles he faced as a exile. The images he creates causes a visceral reaction and can only be explained by maddening stroke of genius.

    Artists are by nature complex individuals and…

  • The Barber of Seville

    The Barber of Seville

    ★★

    #43 out of the 50 Greatest Cartoons


    This cartoon should not exist on this list. I can see how the second half of the animated short got on the list but I do not condone or support racist stereotypes of any kind especially how offensive it is towards Native Americans. My mouth literally dropped how they had the guts to pull off this animated short and of course it had to be one with Woody Woodpecker.

    Looney Tunes did a…