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Favorite films

  • Blade Runner
  • The Fly
  • Halloween
  • Creed

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  • The Electric State

    ★★

  • The Monkey

    ★★★½

  • Plankton: The Movie

    ★★★

  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

    ★★★½

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  • The Electric State

    The Electric State

    ★★

    Generic to the point where there’s nothing it offers that hasn’t been done better. Plot contrivances and a lack of rising action make it feel designed to be watched while you’re on your phone. I can’t even muster disdain for it because it’s just there. An expensive memory hole.

  • The Monkey

    The Monkey

    ★★★½

    Nothing quite like it and yet so clearly Perkins to the point where in many ways The Monkey is Longlegs played with cartoon instruments. Very much a mileage may vary movie and I don’t fault anyone who didn’t like it (a couple walked out) but I dug this eccentric horror-comedy.

    Tatiana Maslany and Theo James are great!

    Also, Annie Wilkes Twinner. “All things serve the beam.”

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  • The Penguin

    The Penguin

    ★★★★★

    It’s a gripping, twisty, and often chilling crime story about class, and wanting to be belong. Farrell really sinks his teeth into Oz and he’s captivating to the point it’s easy to forget it’s actually Farrell. You find yourself rooting for him…to a point. 

    Cristin Milloti’s Sofia Falcone is terrifying and far richer than her comic counterpart. Milloti plays her like she’s barely held together by staples and pins. She’s as much of a bridge between the mobs and freaks…

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    ★★★★★

    10/10. One of the best films I’ve ever seen. Uninhibited imagination. Fully understands and embraces all the best aspects of Spider-Man while exploring new layers with authenticity and cultural relevance. A tremendous feat of filmmaking. Adored it.

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