Philip Abernethy

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Favorite films

  • The Man Who Wasn't There
  • Frances Ha
  • It's a Wonderful Life
  • Kill Bill: Vol. 2

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  • Corpo Celeste

    ★★★

  • Kingpin

    ★★★½

  • The Truth About Cats & Dogs

    ★★½

  • Eraser

    ★★★

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  • A Complete Unknown

    A Complete Unknown

    ★★★½

    I fully, fully expected to hate this, so pleasantly surprised. The trailer made it look as thought Chalamet was doing a bad impression, although he leaned into impressionism at times thankfully this was mostly not the case.

    Can he do justice to Bob Dylan - the performance artist with his singing? No, nobody could, he is unable to adapt his vocal style whether it is 1961 or 1965 and with all the nuance and changes in between, but he doesn't…

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★★

    The Witch and The Lighthouse succeed in suspense via ellipsis and mystery, in redoing a very familiar story, this crucial element is missing.

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  • Pretty Baby

    Pretty Baby

    ★★½

    I thought child porn was completely illegal?

    Good production design and cinematography, but I can't square it morally. I don't believe a 12 year old actress agreeing to it can count as consent. 

    It's not the subject matter per se, indeed child prostitution was not as reviled as it is now but that doesn't mean you have to include scenes for peadophiles to use as a masturbatory aid.

  • Seberg

    Seberg

    ★★½

    Making a sympathetic FBI agent a 2nd protagonist is a bizarre decision