Jack W

Jack W

film enjoyer occasionally pretending to be clever

Favorite films

  • The World's End
  • Meet Me in St. Louis
  • The Breadwinner
  • The Doll

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  • Call Me by Your Name

    ★★★½

  • Carry On Abroad

    ★★★

  • sex, lies, and videotape

  • Gladiator

    ★★★★

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  • Memoir of a Snail

    Memoir of a Snail

    ★★★★

    “I won’t tell you the horrors I remember, but do want to tell you what it’s like to feel imprisoned, caged. It was simply dreadful. But in the years since, I’ve learnt that the worst cages are the ones we create for ourselves. You have created a cage for yourself, Gracie. Your cage has never been locked, but your fears have kept you trapped… Now it’s time for you to shed your shell. Purge your hoard. Start anew. A bit…

  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★

    Despite having all the usual Bong-isms on the surface (sociopolitical satire, offbeat and dark comedy, even more weird CG creatures), this really doesn’t feel like a Bong Joon-Ho film all that much. It’s not as sharp nor as memorable as what I’ve come to expect from the guy, so broad and unfocused in its themes and commentary as little more than a vague critique of the capitalist system and how it abuses those within, with some environmental elements thrown in for…

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