notjoelarkin

notjoelarkin

Favorite films

  • The Godfather Part II
  • Inside Llewyn Davis
  • First Reformed
  • No Country for Old Men

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  • Sing Sing

  • Fritz the Cat

  • Heretic

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  • Sing Sing

    Sing Sing

    I had a feeling this would be special when I saw the trailer. It is

  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    Saw it in the city with Austin on 70mm. Great film, great day

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  • Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

    I really liked it! Not surprised it's been a polarizing reception, but would have figured less so after seeing the film.

    It definitely goes fucking out there. I'd be hard pressed to say it doesn't meander at times. But I honestly felt it always managed to pull itself back. Probably should have been longer if anything, feels like it wraps up a little too quick for everything that came before. Let me put it this way: I saw it after…

  • Alien: Romulus

    Alien: Romulus

    The Ian Holm deepfake was pretty egregious. If it was like one scene, eh whatever, but he's like a major character in this. Why not just get Fassbender? How much bending of the lore could that have taken? At least he's alive.

    Beyond that, I really did enjoy it. I must say though, it was my first time seeing a movie in Regal's RPX thing, which I realized includes low frequency drivers in the seats, that are fed by the…