Mike

Mike

Favorite films

  • Hereditary
  • La La Land
  • Past Lives
  • Lost in Translation

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  • The Assessment

    ★★★★½

  • Adolescence

    ★★★★★

  • Better Man

    ★★★★

  • Opus

    ★½

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  • The Assessment

    The Assessment

    ★★★★½

    So fascinating, so frustrating… this totally slapped. A grounded sci-fi nightmare with a crisp aesthetic and strong performances. This is the director’s debut?? I see a BRIGHT future for them.

  • Adolescence

    Adolescence

    ★★★★★

    Episode 3 is one of the best and most important episodes of television I’ve ever seen. Give every acting award to everyone in this show

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  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★★

    Believe the hype.

    Hilarious, full of authentic performances and scenes that continuously top one another to create an unpredictable, entertaining ride. One of the more thought-provoking endings I’ve seen in a while that won’t leave my mind any time soon. Lots to unpack here. 

    TOOSH!

  • Joker: Folie à Deux

    Joker: Folie à Deux

    ★★★★★

    The most subversive blockbuster I can think of in recent memory. Critical acclaim and a billion dollars later, the filmmakers of the first Joker were no doubt given free reign to do whatever they want in the sequel… and the fact they decided to make THIS is utterly brilliant. A lot of people won’t like this and call it a retread of its predecessor, but everything here worked for me top to bottom. Perhaps because I’m such a big fan of…

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