nathan1010

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4 favorites rotate, usually reflecting something specific.
Currently: David Lynch

Favorite films

  • Mulholland Drive
  • The Straight Story
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
  • Blue Velvet

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  • Death Race

    ★★★

  • Wicked

    ★★★

  • The Electric State

    ★½

  • Heretic

    ★★★½

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  • Stop Making Sense

    Stop Making Sense

    ★★★★★

    This exists as its own thing, a perfect coalescence of film and music. Even if you'd seen it countless times and had it playing in the background while you were cleaning your house, that viewing would still hold the power to dwarf a number of live musical performances that you've seen throughout your life. It's that good.
    I would've immediately fucked up and dropped that lamp.

  • Civil War

    Civil War

    ★★★★

    Even with trying to avoid the discourse around this before seeing, it was impossible to not pick up on the overwhelming frustration that a lot of people seem to have with Garland seemingly not taking some sort of stance or not really having anything new or profound to say given the subject matter. Knowing the premise and having seen the trailer I wasn't sure exactly how that would take shape, but it does become apparent pretty quickly that Civil War

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  • The Electric State

    The Electric State

    ★½

    If someone of adolescent age or younger enjoys this for whatever reason then fine, so be it. But if you're at all capable of wanting any kind of depth or stakes within your filmed entertainment then I implore you to look elsewhere.

    I can admit that some of the action involving the robots and their general designs looked pretty good. Outside of that this felt like another wasted endeavor. Found it hard not to be annoyed knowing how many better films could've been made with portions of this budget.

  • Popeye the Slayer Man

    Popeye the Slayer Man

    ★★★★★

    It is not often that I get to watch a movie in a theater where I know someone who was directly involved with the making of it and get to see their name in the credits. That alone is worth at least three stars. There are some pretty good kills and the practical effects honestly exceed what they should be for something of this caliber and I appreciate that to the tune of two additional stars. Biased rating but this was a fun outing.

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  • After Hours

    After Hours

    ★★★★★

    I've now seen After Hours somewhere between 5-10 times in my life and I am pretty confident in saying that it is my favorite "all in one night" film, my favorite NYC film and on any given day my favorite Scorsese film. I feel like I am living this night with Paul Hackett every time I watch it.

    "I said I want to see a plaster of paris bagel and cream cheese paperweight, now cough it up!"

  • Killers of the Flower Moon

    Killers of the Flower Moon

    ★★★★★

    David Grann's book is one of the best things I've read in recent years and one of the more enraging historical accounts that I've ever read. And the way that Martin Scorsese constructs a film narrative out of the content of the book is not only beyond impressive it is important.

    It's important because this story encapsulates (especially when considering who these crimes were perpetrated against) so many of the principles used when founding this country and progressing through history.…