Jake

Jake

Favorite films

  • The Muppet Movie
  • Stop Making Sense
  • Scream
  • After Hours

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  • Totally F***ed Up

    ★★★½

  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    ★★★½

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark

    ★★★★½

  • Drive

    ★★★½

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  • Totally F***ed Up

    Totally F***ed Up

    ★★★½

    “What’s in? Bigotry, sexism, Jesus, homophobia, stupidity, violence, spiritual bullshit, making money. What’s out? Punk rock, abortion.”

    I have a real fascination with movies from older decades that really tap into the culture of their time (or maybe more accurately, a specific culture). It’s fun? sad? weird? interesting? to see how much things have changed while seeing how little is different.
    Feels important too, documenting queer history and lifestyles. Sure this movie is only a little over 30 years old,…

  • Drive

    Drive

    ★★★½

    Adding this to the “movies I cannot admit I liked” list right next to Fight Club. What a cast, what a soundtrack!

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  • Stop Making Sense

    Stop Making Sense

    ★★★★★

    i have seen this in theaters three times now: once, live in imax. a second time in a smaller, local theater. now, a showing introduced by the band themselves (!!!). it’s not a hot take in the slightest to say this is the greatest concert film ever made, but with an energized crowd? it’s even better. cheering for each performer’s initial appearance, clapping after each song, and rapturous excitement for iconic moments like david’s dancing in “life during wartime.” i…

  • Hundreds of Beavers

    Hundreds of Beavers

    ★★★★½

    So goofy and fun!! Somehow felt like it could have been made 100 years ago while still feeling modern. A successful silent comedy in 2022, that’s crazy. I don’t think I’ve ever popped off harder at a title card.