Randy Staat

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I used to talk about movies on a podcast.

Favorite films

  • Elevator to the Gallows
  • Funeral Parade of Roses
  • A Face in the Crowd
  • The Tree of Life

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  • On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

    ★★★½

  • Baby Invasion

    ★★★

  • The Actor

    ★★★

  • Queen of the Deuce

    ★★½

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  • Borderline

    Borderline

    ★★

    Skye Riley > Lady Raven > Sofia

    Weird movie, a little too goofy for me and way too many needle drops. Some good style but not a lot there for me.

    Points for Samara Weaving who’s almost always watchable and looks great smoking cigs.

  • A Face in the Crowd

    A Face in the Crowd

    ★★★★★

    Somehow this one has always eluded me and now that I’ve seen it (on the Criterion Channel) I think I’ve just seen a new favorite. 

    Cliche and I’m sure it’s been said a million times but, incredibly relevant today even though it was made decades ago. 

    Much better satire of American politics and politicians than Mickey 17 that I just saw yesterday.

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  • Pratfall

    Pratfall

    ★★★½

    Tout va bien

    Great performances from these two.

  • The Last Year of Darkness

    The Last Year of Darkness

    ★★★★½

    “That’s why we’re different” scene really got me. 

    Incredible photography, feels more like a film than a documentary for most of its run time.