Paul Condon

Paul Condon

Is not rating movies pretentious?

Favorite films

  • The Truman Show
  • Labyrinth
  • Brazil
  • Arrival

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  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

  • Suspiria

  • I, Tonya

  • The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

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  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    Your opinion of this movie is completely dependent on what you were hoping to get out of this going into it. If you watch this movie hoping for a traditional marvel super hero movie, a multiverse movie (in the vein of the most recent Spiderman films), or even something similar to the first Doctor Strange, you’re probably going to be disappointed. The movie is completely different in tone to the rest of the marvel franchise, surprisingly dark, it makes huge…

  • Suspiria

    Suspiria

    As a huge fan of the original 1977 film, I found myself simultaneously in love with and alienated by this remake. While maintaining the artistic beauty, avant-garde ambition, and surreal horror of the original, it expands on the original and takes it in very interesting new directions. Perhaps a little too expanded in its lore, I admired the ballsiness of some of the story choices, that completely changed the meaning of the story. It is its own movie, not a…

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  • Pinocchio: A True Story

    Pinocchio: A True Story

    This is a weird thing, but enjoyable due to some freakin weird voice casting decisions in the American dub. Y’all know what I’m talking about.

  • The Batman

    The Batman

    A freaking good ass movie that should have ended after the helicopter shot. A fantastic revision of the Batman mythos that blatantly attacks the fascist undertones of its subject matter and the fans who might glorify it. Paul Dano is amazing and steals the show. I worry that the edgy grit of the movie may distract from the movie’s themes. In many ways, this movie is remarkably earnest but also somewhat satirical and self-reflective. Maybe it just seems like satire…

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