romaneich

romaneich

writer. i measure with depending standards.

Favorite films

  • Paterson
  • Grizzly Man
  • Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell Live
  • Toni Erdmann

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  • The Substance

    ★½

  • It's What's Inside

    ★★½

  • Anatomy of a Fall

    ★★★★

  • The Beast

    ★★★★½

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  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★½

    Basically a flashy Trainspotting sequel.

  • It's What's Inside

    It's What's Inside

    ★★½

    I was able to watch it in one sitting, which actually says a lot about Netflix productions these days.

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  • Kinds of Kindness

    Kinds of Kindness

    ★★

    While watching I was trying to come up with a one-liner that would describe Yorgos Lanthimos as a filmmaker. I came up with three.

    Yorgos Lanthimos, the wannabe feminist filmmaker with the utterly unhinged male gaze.

    Yorgos Lanthimos, the wannabe weird filmmaker who makes movies that normal people find weird.

    Yorgos Lanthimos and Ruben Östlund, the two charlatans of modern cinema.

    Maybe these resonate with you, maybe not. Either way, here's some context.

    After watching Poor Things, I felt like…

  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    If topics are lakes and rivers are stories, this film is a bomb crater, filled with blood and filthy water.