mvandenburg92

mvandenburg92

Favorite films

  • Breathless
  • Hot Fuzz
  • The Last Waltz
  • High Fidelity

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  • Challengers

    ★★★★

  • Anora

    ★★★★½

  • Hundreds of Beavers

    ★★★★½

  • Wicked

    ★★★½

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  • Challengers

    Challengers

    ★★★★

    Quick review - I know nothing about tennis but I can get into some complex relationship dynamics and holy crap, this film hits you with its best shot and makes you want to scream like Zendaya. Banging sound track:

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★½

    The only other film I’ve seen by this director is Tangerine and I feel for that film hard - the intensity, the snare drum-like firing of prolific profanity , and tracking shots hypnotize you and force you into their world and lives. Anora takes this raw formula of intense conflict and creates a hilarious, tragic, and beautiful tale with strong characters and stronger insults.  You feel for Anora and are entreated to cheer on her relationship to a young stimulant…

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  • Mystery Train

    Mystery Train

    ★★★★

    Jim Jarmusch delivers with minimalism and subtlety in a loose love letter to Memphis, TN and the once and bloated king, Elvis Presley. In the span of three vignettes we see characters from abroad and in-town go about their lives over a day and ending at night in the same sparsely staffed hotel near the train. In the first we see the rockabilly and blues audiophiles from Japan experience culture shock and awe whilst looking lovingly at a portrait of…

  • Twisters

    Twisters

    ★★★

    Dumb dumber and delicious. A popcorn movie with an ok all Okie soundtrack and many many shots of of ripped male lead

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