Dave Hanratty

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Favorite films

  • Chungking Express
  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
  • Heat
  • Sunshine

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  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    ★★★★★

  • The Counselor

    ★★★★

  • Mindhunters

    ★★½

  • Black Bag

    ★★★½

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  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    ★★★★★

    Nothing else like this. Nobody else like him. A new level beyond tragedy and gut-wrenching devastation. Honestly don't think it's hyperbolic to state that Sheryl Lee achieves more in this one astounding performance than many significantly more prominent actors could only barely grasp at in their entire respective careers. Truly singular and unforgettable.

  • The Counselor

    The Counselor

    ★★★★

    "We seek only imperfection."

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  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    ★★★★

    Yeah, definitely needed to sleep on this.

    And I expect I'll still be unpacking it for a little while. Starting with the start; is there anyone out there right now taking the care to make opening credits sequences as arresting and immersive as Brady Corbet? All three of his films are exceptional in this regard - and, yes, more than a touch pretentious, but who fuckin' cares - to say nothing about his presentation of the credits themselves. Mesmeric.

    Lol…

  • No Time to Die

    No Time to Die

    ★★½

    Some mild **SPOILERS** below, so tread carefully and don't read on if you don't want to.

    The film was often out of focus or something - it was as if vaseline was smeared on the lens unless people were in close-up and barely moving - during the screening I attended, so it's honestly hard to get a thorough read on Cary Joji Fukunaga's visual style, though he's definitely quite fond of distortion in the form of bright lights blooming into…

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