I saw this with my dad in theaters when I was 14. I remember walking out of the theater confused, not fully understanding what I just saw. But I knew I liked it, despite not being close to having the language to articulate why. I was compelled by the vibe - so much so that afterwards I would just use parts of this movie’s score for my own short films I was making (silly little movies with lots of extreme…
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The Monkey 2025
Good companion to Longlegs. Hit different buttons while retaining Perkins’ very particular / hard-to-pin-down style and tone (that I’m growing very fond of). Pay off wasn’t as impactful as Longlegs, and it was stretched out too far narratively, but I enjoyed the overall levity and giddy murder mayhem. Was also simultaneously disturbing and refreshing to immerse in a world where the absurdity and cruelty of death is normalized to the point where characters react not in fear but in befuddled annoyance. Fun time.
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Joker: Folie à Deux 2024
This is better than the original?
Much prefer this, a movie that actually has its own angle, to something that is more or less a Scorsese facsimile.
Some great sequences alongside Phoenix’s legitimate magnetism carry a huge chunk of this.
I don’t think Gaga was underutilized - given Phillips’ strict adherence to gritty realism, I thought she did a great job fitting within the style of the movie. If you’re upset that the movie itself refuses to live up to the…
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