nick_ascanio

nick_ascanio

I’m selective with what I give 4/5 stars to

Favorite films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • WALL·E

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  • Black Bag

    ★★★★

  • Adolescence

    ★★★★★

  • Heretic

    ★★★½

  • Anora

    ★★½

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  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

    ★★★★

    Black Bag is basically a high brow Mr and Mrs Smith. It’s unique and suave, with an incredible performance from Michael Fassbender. The only thing holding this back is some ugly cinematography.

  • Adolescence

    Adolescence

    ★★★★★

    Adolescence is nothing short a masterpiece. The writing, the directing, the performances, everything is perfect. I haven’t been this blown away by a TV show (or movie for that matter) in a long time.

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  • The Continental: From the World of John Wick

    The Continental: From the World of John Wick

    Nothing about this, other than the title, suggests it takes place in the John Wick world. I’d say it looks and feels like a super cheap knockoff, but that’s not even the case. It’s just a generic crime show that throws in some fight scenes and a few JW buzz words. Gone is the colorful, stylized cinematography and set design. In comes a washed out color palette, with equally bland sets, writing and performances. And this paper thin storyline is…

  • Late Night with the Devil

    Late Night with the Devil

    ½

    This movie is superb, and should be a 4 or 5 star movie. It’s super tense and unsettling. And David Dastmalchian and Ingrid Torelli give such incredible performances. 
    Then why the half star you ask? Cuz there’s AI “art” used in this and it’s so blatantly obvious and unnecessary. It adds absolutely nothing to this movie, yet takes away everything. I understand this is likely a low budget film, but the filmmakers saved what? $500? Just to have two or…

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