petejoshman

petejoshman

Favorite films

  • Pan's Labyrinth
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • The Shining
  • The Social Network

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  • Night Train to Munich

  • The Monkey

    ★★

  • The Birds

  • Hair

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  • Klaus

    Klaus

    ★★★★★

    Simply put, a completely unique modern Christmas classic.

  • I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

    I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

    ★★★★

    A sub-genre of horror I wanna call 'atmospheric horror' or 'classic ghost story horror'. I really dig it. Basically a very accurate movie adaptation of a good ghost story you would tell around a campfire with your friends or family without the flashiness of typical modern horror films. Feels like a period piece.
    Apparently, according to people who have actually experienced real-life hauntings (take that how you wish), this is 'the most accurate depiction of what a haunting is really…

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  • Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

    ½

    As someone who has anxiety similar to the main character, don't see this if you're someone with anxiety issues. It actually gave me an anxiety attack and put my mental health progress back years. Pure psychological torture.
    I cannot fathom how this is from the same guy who made Hereditary and Midsommar. Did he become a sadomasochist or something?
    The "comedy" aspect that it's advertised as just amounts to "it's funny cuz it's uncomfortable" and "let's laugh at someone's crippling…

  • It Might Get Loud

    It Might Get Loud

    ★★★★

    I bought the DVD over a decade ago cuz I was a huge fan of Led Zeppelin and early U2 at the time. Didn't know who Jack White was. But that opening shot and him recording Fly Farm Blues live in one take instantly made me a fan.
    This is a love letter to the instrument told through the lens of 3 iconic guitarists of 3 different generations and styles, showing the longevity and versatility of the guitar.
    I was disappointed they didn't use more footage of the 3 of them together.

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