philllip

philllip

Favorite films

  • Night of the Kings
  • The Act of Killing
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • Parasite

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  • Southland Tales

    ★★★★★

  • The Power of the Dog

    ★★★★½

  • Poor Things

    ★★★★

  • A Scanner Darkly

    ★★★★

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  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

    ★★★★

    She's brutally honest and it confuses everyone so much that everything goes very well for her. Love it!

    My annoyances: in the beginning Bella is supposed to be a small child who can barely talk but her facial expressions (and comedic timing) are those of someone with way more advanced social skills. A very tough role. The general and the cynic adopt the same hyperrationalist deadpan of Godwin & crew, with no good reason (the director did basically the same thing in Killing of a Sacred Deer and it seemed worse that time). The final scene felt cynical and out of character.

  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer

    The Killing of a Sacred Deer

    ★★★

    Like a meal at a fancy restaurant with tiny plates: exquisite but not filling. Nice job with the Greek myth, but it feels like the characters exist only at the level of myth, not as real people. The annoying way Martin eats pasta was a notable exception.

    Loved the arm biting scene hoo boy!

    Very similar to Saltburn but contrary to popular opinion I simply liked that one more.

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  • Fantasy A Gets a Mattress

    Fantasy A Gets a Mattress

    Excellent work by the cast. But.

    It's presented as if it is this Fantasy A's movie, but is it really? After the Q&A with the (white) directors and producers and (black) cast, I am suspicious of voyeurism. How does the audience see Fantasy A? How does Fantasy A think the audience sees him? Part of me suspects those don't line up. Why is comedy about Fantasy A's rap so popular while Fantasy A's rap on YouTube is mostly ignored?

    Shout out to McKane for bringing this up

  • Night of the Kings

    Night of the Kings

    ★★★★★

    This is my favorite movie of all time. It is about real magic: the way we create worlds with our stories. A stellar premise, richly executed.

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